Across
- 2. the height and shape of the land
- 3. a ‘step’ in the river over which water plunges
- 7. narrow, steep-sided river valley
- 8. the point where two rivers join
- 16. the start of a river
- 17. the study of the rocks beneath our feet
- 18. the dropping of rock particles, mostly in the sea
- 19. a type of rock formed by the deposition of sediment, e.g. sandstone
- 22. a small river that joins a larger river
Down
- 1. a type of rock that has undergone change due to intense heat and/or pressure, e.g. slate
- 4. the visible features of an area of land
- 5. molten rock formed deep underground
- 6. steep, often vertical rock face
- 9. a broad flooded valley where a river joins the sea
- 10. wearing away and removal of small pieces of rock by, for example, a river
- 11. the movement of rocks from an area of erosion to an area of deposition
- 12. the part of a view that is at the front
- 13. a type of rock formed on Earth’s surface (during volcanic eruptions) or deep underground by the cooling of molten (hot, liquid) rock, e.g. granite
- 14. a bend in the river channel
- 15. flat land next to a river that floods when the river bursts its banks
- 20. the point where a river enters the sea or a lake
- 21. sediment (e.g. sand or pebbles) deposited by the sea