Geology Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. A mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind.
  2. 4. The process by which wind, water, or ice wear away and transport soil or rock from one place to another.
  3. 9. Type of rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
  4. 11. Rock formed from compacted layers of sediment over time.
  5. 12. A type of landscape formed by the erosion of soluble rocks like limestone
  6. 17. Fine particles of rock and mineral released during volcanic eruptions.
  7. 18. The boundary where land meets the ocean or sea.
  8. 19. A low area between hills or mountains, often with a river.
  9. 20. Wet, soft soil often formed from water and fine sediment.
Down
  1. 1. A hollow space in the ground, often formed in limestone by erosion.
  2. 2. A banded metamorphic rock formed under high heat and pressure
  3. 5. Rigid, underwater structures made from coral or rock near coastlines.
  4. 6. A small break or fracture in a rock or the ground.
  5. 7. A large, flowing body of water that moves across land.
  6. 8. A natural break in rock where there is no movement.
  7. 10. First layer of the Earth.
  8. 13. A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from compacted clay
  9. 14. A horizontal bed of rock, soil, or sediment deposited over time
  10. 15. A naturally raised area of land, smaller than a mountain
  11. 16. Fine grains of weathered rock found on beaches and deserts.