Unit 8 Lesson 5 & 6
Across
- 1. treeless, wetland ecosystem in which plants such as grasses grow
- 3. large mass of moving ice
- 5. a large, flat area that is higher than the surrounding land
- 6. an area of land covered with shallow water after a rain
- 7. rapid movement of a large mass of mud
- 10. slow movement of material downslope
- 13. thick deposits of windblown, fine-grained sediment
- 14. materials carried and deposited by a glacier
- 15. large, treeless area of land characterized by deep, fertile soil
- 16. mountainous area of land when evergreens are the main form of plant life
Down
- 2. when loose rocks fall down a steep slope
- 4. sudden, rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope
- 8. mound of wind deposited sand
- 9. an ecosystem where trees are the main form of plant life
- 11. ecosystem that covers a large area
- 12. an area of land that has gentle slopes and small differences in elevation