Physical Landscapes in the UK
Across
- 6. the visible features of an area of land.
- 7. the dropping of rock particles, mostly in the sea.
- 8. deep river valley shaped like a V, formed by erosion.
- 11. a landform that contains a river at the bottom of a valley.
- 12. a ‘step’ in the river over which water plunges.
- 15. narrow, steep-sided river valley.
- 19. a bare, rocky limestone surface with blocks of limestone separated by deep cracks.
- 21. wearing away and removal of small pieces of rock by, for example, a river.
- 22. the point where a river enters the sea or a lake.
- 24. a bend in the river channel.
- 27. molten rock formed deep underground.
- 29. a small river that joins a larger river.
- 30. a type of rock formed by the deposition of sediment, e.g. sandstone.
- 31. what land is used for, e.g. farming or industry.
- 35. when one type of rock changes into another type of rock.
- 36. the point where two rivers join.
- 37. limestone blocks.
- 38. steep, often vertical rock face.
Down
- 1. the movement of sediment (e.g. sand and pebbles) along the beach in the direction of the wind.
- 2. the movement of rocks from an area of erosion to an area of deposition.
- 3. the breakdown of rocks at or close to Earth’s surface.
- 4. the outer edge of a drainage basin.
- 5. flat land next to a river that floods when the river bursts its banks.
- 9. flat land not much higher than sea level.
- 10. where water continually freezes in the cracks of rock, making them bigger, and eventually breaks the rock apart.
- 13. plants.
- 14. sediment (e.g. sand or pebbles) deposited by the sea.
- 16. a broad flooded valley where a river joins the sea.
- 17. 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.
- 18. a type of rock that has undergone change due to intense heat and/or pressure, e.g. slate.
- 20. a beach that joins an island to the mainland.
- 23. land that is hilly or mountainous.
- 25. the part of a view that is at the front.
- 26. the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
- 28. a deep crack in the surface of limestone.
- 32. the study of rocks beneath our feet.
- 33. the height and shape of the land.
- 34. the start of a river.