Across
- 3. variable grasses, coniferous trees, warm in valleys, cooler higher up, heavy rain
- 5. lots of grass, cold winter, hot summer, very dry
- 9. the second layer in soil
- 10. all soil needs it to hold moisture
- 11. the material that gets scraped off and carried by a glacier
- 13. elongated hills shaped like inverted spoons
- 14. mild climate, large coniferous trees, heavy rainfall
- 17. large cuts glaciers cut in rock
- 20. the coastal climate of Canada
- 21. largest layer of the earth
- 24. long, winding ridges of sand and gravel
- 25. the long-term pattern of weather
- 26. string of volcanos and sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean
- 28. the horizontal lines of the earth
- 29. a large section of ice and snow
- 30. helps soil from being too compact or solid
- 31. the continent before Earth was separated into small continents
- 33. center of the earth
- 34. vertical line showing the north and south lines of the earth
- 35. formed by volcanic eruption
- 36. where the plates move apart
- 37. coniferous and deciduous trees, perfect for farming
- 38. when a glacier melts it can create a large body of water called...
Down
- 1. glaciers found in valleys and mountainous regions
- 2. occurs when soil is moved by water, wind, or gravity
- 4. breakdown of materials in the earth's crust into sediment
- 6. caused by wind, water, temperature, and gravity
- 7. long hot summer, lots of rain
- 8. the day-to-day characteristics of the atmosphere
- 9. vegetation includes small shrubs, mosses and lichen, cold climate
- 12. two plates come together
- 15. one layer below topsoil
- 16. coniferous trees,cold climate, dry
- 18. two plates slide past each other
- 19. molten rock just before the core of the earth
- 22. glaciers pick up pieces of land and drop them in odd places
- 23. occupy large areas of land and move under their own weight
- 27. caused by acid rain and rust
- 32. the inland climate of Canada