Unit 3 Lesson 1 Vocabulary words

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Across
  1. 1. body of water surrounded by land
  2. 4. the mass of land that forma at the mouth of a river
  3. 7. an opening on Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are force out. Can form on land or on the ocean floor, but they are located only in certain places
  4. 8. wide, flat area
  5. 10. large landmass
  6. 12. land along the edge of a body of water
  7. 14. the particles of soil or rock that have been eroded and deposited
  8. 17. flat land that is higher than the land around it
  9. 18. a visual representation of those layers, showing how they stack up from oldest at the bottom to youngest at the top
  10. 21. low land between hills or mountains
  11. 22. where a body of water meets land
  12. 23. of the sea or ocean," so anything that lives in, or relates to, the ocean is considered this
  13. 26. large body of salt water
  14. 30. slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces
  15. 32. mound of sand
  16. 33. everything around us – the air, water, land, plants, animals, and even the weather, all the things that affect how living things, including us, live and grow.
  17. 34. a naturally occurring, solid material made up of one or more minerals, and it's a basic part of Earth's structure.
  18. 36. the place where two plates meet
  19. 37. shelf the part along the coast of a continent
  20. 38. a break or crack in the rocks of Earths crust where movement can take place
  21. 39. landform that rises high above the Earth's surface
Down
  1. 2. the movement of weathered material from one place to another
  2. 3. any remains or imprints of living things from the past
  3. 5. used to describe how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian
  4. 6. narrow body of water off a larger body of water
  5. 9. the bending or curving of rock layers deep underground
  6. 11. rock a rock that forms when small bits of materials are pressed together in layers
  7. 13. natural elevation of the Earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
  8. 15. the visible features of an area of land, including landforms like mountains and hills, and natural elements like trees, rivers, and the sky.
  9. 16. a sudden shaking of the rock that makes up Earth's crust
  10. 19. the science that studies the Earth, including its rocks, landforms, and how it changed over time, like a giant detective story about our planet.
  11. 20. used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator
  12. 24. shows the elevation of an area using lines
  13. 25. deep valley that rises high above the Earth's surface
  14. 27. large pieces that make up the Earth's crust. They fit together like a jigsaw puzzle
  15. 28. physical feature on Earth's surface. Vary in shape and size
  16. 29. natural body of moving water
  17. 31. area with very little precipitation
  18. 35. the dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock
  19. 37. the average weather conditions in a place over a long time, like 30 years or more