Geology Crossword

7. rock and soil are loosened and transported away from their original locations
8. plate boundary where to plates move past each other often creating earthquakes
9. a constructive natural process, also known as deposition, in which sediment gathers in a given location until a noticeable feature is formed
14. plate boundary where two plates move away from each other often forming mid-ocean ridge
15. a landscape feature formed by glacier erosion
16. theory proved by Harry Hess about convection currents
19. natural process that alters not only the soil and rocks, but also the plants and animals present. It may even block a stream or river, causing it to change its course
20. the changing of rocks from one form to another

1. the area sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
2. a landscape feature formed by river and stream erosion
3. the slope of a river or stream
4. surface pieces of rock, soil, and living things, such as plants
5. forms when sediment is carried from a stream or river into another body of water
6. processes build, shape, or begin geologic features such as mountains or volcanoes
10. the slow, broad, upward movement of the Earth’s surface. Can cause mountains to rise and valleys to deepen
11. one of the most powerful erosive forces on earth that carries sediment with it as it flows
12. the feature that forms where a stream or river ends and deposits sediment on land
13. plate boundary where two plates come together and meet often forming a mountain or causing subduction
17. the breaking down of rocks
18. processes break down or wash away the surface of geologic features