Unit 4
Across
- 1. A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.
- 3. When rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope.
- 6. A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
- 7. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
- 8. The very slow downhill movement of rock and soil types on gentle slopes. Often results from the freezing and thawing of water in cracked layers of rock beneath the soil.
- 11. When one large mass of rock and soil suddenly slips down a slope. That slope is typically at the bottom of a clay-rich hill.
- 12. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another.
- 15. The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind.
- 16. The flat, wide area of land along a river.
- 21. Type of igneous rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath Earth's surface.
- 22. Type of igneous rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface.
- 23. A massâwasting event in which turbulence occurs throughout the mass.
- 25. A large groove or channel in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm.
- 26. A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water.
- 28. The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes.
- 30. A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
Down
- 2. A meander that has been cut off from the river.
- 4. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
- 5. Gluing together of sediment and rock.
- 9. The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
- 10. This rapid downhill movement of water, rock, and soil often happens after very heavy rain in a normally dry area.
- 13. A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
- 14. Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land
- 17. Any one of several processes that move sediment and rock downhill.
- 18. A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.
- 19. The process by which outer rock layers are stripped away.
- 20. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.
- 24. A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
- 27. A large bend in the river, formed in the middle and lower courses, has both shallow and steep sections.
- 29. The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.