Earth Science Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. - Remains of dead organisms that scientists study to learn about life millions of years ago.
- 3. Small pieces of sedimentary rock.
- 4. A landform created by the erosion and deposition of sediments, usually by wind.
- 6. The kind of rock found on Earth's crust.
- 10. Dropping down of sediments into layers.
- 12. Breaking of sedimentary rock.
- 13. The agent that shapes sand dunes.
- 14. A landform created by the erosion of sediments by glaciers.
- 15. A giant river of ice related to the formation of u-shaped valleys.
- 16. - A volcanic eruption, tsunami, earthquake, and landslide are all known as...
Down
- 1. Squeezing, or pressing together, layers of sediment.
- 5. A landform created by the deposition of sediments by water.
- 7. The agent that shapes u-shaped valleys.
- 8. Movement of sediments.
- 9. Nonrenewable resource - coal, oil, and natural gas - found inside layers of rock.
- 11. Gluing together and hardening layers of sediment into sedimentary rock.
- 13. The agent that shapes canyons and deltas.
- 17. A landform created by the weathering and erosion of sediments by moving water.