Chapter 20, 12, 13, 14, and 15 Review

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Across
  1. 4. Compressed rocks that fold into an upward arch
  2. 7. Weathered bedrock
  3. 10. Inorganic, nonliving solid compound with specific chemical formula and crystalline structure
  4. 11. formed if individual alluvial fans coalesce into one sloping surface
  5. 12. Plastic layer (weak); hottest region of the mantle
  6. 15. Large woody trees, lose leaves in winter; Decides to change every season
  7. 17. Mountain Building; birth of mountains
  8. 18. General term for the unconsolidated clay, slit, sand, gravel, and mineral fragments deposited by running water
  9. 19. Plants (harmlessly) growing on other plants for support
Down
  1. 1. Continental shields originate from this nucleus
  2. 2. Rigid layer (rocky); crust and upper mantle
  3. 3. Decomposition of compounds by reactions with water
  4. 4. Father of plate tectonics (1912)
  5. 5. A depositional plain formed at the mouth of a river
  6. 6. Any process that wears away or rearranges landforms
  7. 8. Non-flowering, spore producing plants; mosses
  8. 9. Woody vine; Tarzan slid on these
  9. 13. Rock peels or slips off; outer layer shedding
  10. 14. A type of folding where compressed rocks fold downward
  11. 16. Where freshwater and seawater mix