geology crossword

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