geology crossword
Across
- 3. upper part of a stream
- 6. descending mass remains relatively intact and descends along well defined surfaces
- 8. high velocity and large volumes of water in floods cause
- 12. is the most important geologic agent of eroding, transporting, and depositing
- 13. material free falls or bounces down a cliff
- 16. found covering greenland and antarctica unconfined and large
- 18. layers of soil
- 19. a layer of weathered unconsolidated material on top of bedrock
- 20. descending mass moves downhill as a viscous fluid
- 21. a long narrow depression eroded by a stream into rock or sediment
- 23. oceans erode the coastline through abrasion and wave impact
- 26. bottom of channel
Down
- 1. when water levels rise over banks
- 2. snow is compacted into firn
- 4. removal of fine grained material by the wind
- 5. the downhill slope of the streambed
- 7. where the stream enters a sea or lake
- 9. the volume of water flowing past a given point in a unit of time
- 10. created when loose sand gatheres together due to an obstruction
- 11. slowing of water as flood waters recede cause
- 14. form at the edge of the ice as the glacier meets the ocean
- 15. found in mountain ranges and confined to mountain valleys
- 17. flat valley floor composed of sediment deposited by the stream
- 22. a large crack in the ice that can extend down 50m
- 24. a body of running water confined to a channel that runs downhill
- 25. side of channel