Geography Chapter 2 Crossword

4. Caused by plate movement along fault lines and sometimes by volcanoes
7. Smallest of the large ice masses that moves slowly
8. A large, continuous mass of land
12. Flat land that is higher than the land surrounding it
13. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses
15. When liquid changes into gas
17. An area where sand, silt, clay or gravel collect at the mouth of a river
18. water contained inside the Earth’s crust
19. Water deposited on the Earth in the form of rain, snow, hail, sleet or mist
21. The average weather of a place over a long time
22. The day with the most hours of sunlight is the summer ……………
24. A break in the Earth’s crust that results from when two plates grind against each other

1. To revolve around the sun
2. Flat or rolling land found along coastlines or inland
3. A long, narrow, steep-sided cut in the ground or on the ocean-floor
4. When weathered rock is moved
5. The thin layer of gases that envelop the Earth
6. When Earth’s surface is worn away and broken down
7. A large area of ocean water partially surrounded by landmasses
9. When gas changes into dense liquid or solid
10. When day and night have equal length
11. a process that removes chemicals from water to make it safe to drink
14. Another word for lava
16. A large body of salt water
20. An imaginary line that runs through Earth’s center from North to South Pole.
23. A giant ocean wave