Physical Landscapes

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Across
  1. 2. the height and shape of the land
  2. 3. a ‘step’ in the river over which water plunges
  3. 7. narrow, steep-sided river valley
  4. 8. the point where two rivers join
  5. 16. the start of a river
  6. 17. the study of the rocks beneath our feet
  7. 18. the dropping of rock particles, mostly in the sea
  8. 19. a type of rock formed by the deposition of sediment, e.g. sandstone
  9. 22. a small river that joins a larger river
Down
  1. 1. a type of rock that has undergone change due to intense heat and/or pressure, e.g. slate
  2. 4. the visible features of an area of land
  3. 5. molten rock formed deep underground
  4. 6. steep, often vertical rock face
  5. 9. a broad flooded valley where a river joins the sea
  6. 10. wearing away and removal of small pieces of rock by, for example, a river
  7. 11. the movement of rocks from an area of erosion to an area of deposition
  8. 12. the part of a view that is at the front
  9. 13. a type of rock formed on Earth’s surface (during volcanic eruptions) or deep underground by the cooling of molten (hot, liquid) rock, e.g. granite
  10. 14. a bend in the river channel
  11. 15. flat land next to a river that floods when the river bursts its banks
  12. 20. the point where a river enters the sea or a lake
  13. 21. sediment (e.g. sand or pebbles) deposited by the sea