Across
- 3. The arrangement of landforms in an area.
- 6. A landform often misspelled as “platue” or “platoo”.
- 9. A deep valley with very steep rocky sides.
- 10. A large flat area of low land.
- 14. A plateau surrounded by mountains.
- 17. Land surrounded by water on three sides.
- 18. A deep crack or valley formed by sinking land.
- 20. The wearing away of land by wind or water.
- 21. Related to Earth’s moving plates.
- 23. A landform formed by eruptions. (also listed earlier)
- 24. Bending of rock layers to form mountains.
- 26. A tall landform that rises high above surrounding land.
- 28. A flattopped elevated landform.
- 33. Related to continents or large landmasses.
- 36. The name of the ancient supercontinent.
- 38. A plain made by sediment deposits.
- 39. When rivers or wind drop the materials they carry.
Down
- 1. A large rigid piece of Earth’s crust.
- 2. Another name for a plateau.
- 4. A plain shaped by the wearing down of land.
- 5. Spreading out or becoming larger.
- 6. A plateau lying at the foot of mountains.
- 7. A narrow strip of land with water on both sides.
- 8. Low land between two hills or mountains.
- 11. A plain formed by uplift of the seabed.
- 12. A low area surrounded by higher land.
- 13. Related to eruptions of lava and ash.
- 15. The outermost layer of the Earth.
- 16. One tectonic plate going under another.
- 19. A landform completely surrounded by water.
- 22. Hot molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface.
- 25. A narrow valley with steep rocky walls.
- 27. Rising of land due to internal forces.
- 29. A plateau with many valleys and ridges.
- 30. The process of making a landform.
- 31. Breaking of the Earth’s crust due to pressure.
- 32. A force that squeezes rock layers together.
- 34. Forces that originate inside the Earth.
- 35. Forces that act on the Earth’s surface.
- 37. An opening through which lava escapes.