Chapter 20, 12, 13, 14, and 15 Review
Across
- 4. Compressed rocks that fold into an upward arch
- 7. Weathered bedrock
- 10. Inorganic, nonliving solid compound with specific chemical formula and crystalline structure
- 11. formed if individual alluvial fans coalesce into one sloping surface
- 12. Plastic layer (weak); hottest region of the mantle
- 15. Large woody trees, lose leaves in winter; Decides to change every season
- 17. Mountain Building; birth of mountains
- 18. General term for the unconsolidated clay, slit, sand, gravel, and mineral fragments deposited by running water
- 19. Plants (harmlessly) growing on other plants for support
Down
- 1. Continental shields originate from this nucleus
- 2. Rigid layer (rocky); crust and upper mantle
- 3. Decomposition of compounds by reactions with water
- 4. Father of plate tectonics (1912)
- 5. A depositional plain formed at the mouth of a river
- 6. Any process that wears away or rearranges landforms
- 8. Non-flowering, spore producing plants; mosses
- 9. Woody vine; Tarzan slid on these
- 13. Rock peels or slips off; outer layer shedding
- 14. A type of folding where compressed rocks fold downward
- 16. Where freshwater and seawater mix