Physical Geography Terms

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Across
  1. 3. When a glacier gets smaller when its rate of melt is faster than its rate of accumulation it is _________
  2. 5. The surface layer of soil which is dark brown or black
  3. 10. When tectonic plates move apart
  4. 13. When tectonic plates slide past each other
  5. 14. Calcium, phosphorous, and potassium are _____________ found in soil which are required for plant growth
  6. 15. The bottom layer of soil which is solid rock
  7. 16. When a glacier gets larger when its rate of melt is slower than the rate of accumulation it is _________
  8. 17. Earth's rigid outer layer
  9. 18. When a glacier stays the same size
  10. 19. A type of rock that is formed by heat and pressure
  11. 20. The increase in the average surface temperature of the earth
  12. 21. A type of rock that is formed when liquid rock (magma) cools
Down
  1. 1. The daily conditions of the atmosphere
  2. 2. The middle layer of Earth which consists of molten rock (magma)
  3. 4. When tectonic plates move towards
  4. 6. Supercontinent
  5. 7. A type of rock known as 'layered rock'
  6. 8. The movement of broken down rocks
  7. 9. The breaking down of rocks into sediment
  8. 11. The darkest and most nutrient layer of soil
  9. 12. A long-term pattern of weather
  10. 17. The change in average climate conditions in a region over a long period of time