Earth surface
Across
- 5. the difference in elevation from one contour to the other
- 8. A wall of rocks to prevent beach erosion
- 10. wave washed sediment along a coast
- 12. movement of sand along a beach
- 14. a deposited of wind blown sand
- 18. process in which water ice and wind moves weathered rock and soil
- 19. the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of a area
- 22. A loop like bend in a course of a river
- 23. the process that breaks down the rocks through chemical change
- 24. The land area that supplies water to a river
- 25. Wide valley through which a river flood
- 26. Wind erosion that removes surface materials
Down
- 1. process in which sediment is laid down in a new location
- 2. anyone of many processes which gravity makes sediment move downward
- 3. large mass of moving ice and snow on land
- 4. The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces
- 6. Ridge formed by sediments along a river channel
- 7. The grinding away of rocks by other rock particles in the water
- 9. a sudden violent flood that happens in hours to even minutes
- 11. water that flows over the ground surface rather than socking into the ground
- 13. A meander cut off from a river
- 15. A land form made by sediments deposited at where river ends
- 16. rush of water that flows rapidly back to the sea from the sand bar
- 17. earths materials deposited by erosion
- 20. process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks and freezes
- 21. A line on a topographic map that connects lines with equal elevation