Across
- 4. permanent removal or destruction of trees and forests to convert the land into non-forest uses
- 6. the process by which more people move from rural areas to cities and towns, causing urban settlements to grow and expand.
- 9. to completely change the form, appearance, nature, character, or structure of something or someone
Down
- 1. the physical force applied to a unit of surface area, or a mental, emotional, or social demand that makes someone feel strained or urged to act
- 2. a high degree of warmth
- 3. the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by temperature or density differences, which transfers thermal energy from one place to another
- 5. a large natural landform that rises sharply above its surrounding terrain
- 7. a continuous geological process where Earth's crustal rocks change among three main types—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—over long periods of time
- 8. an opening or vent in a planet's crust that allows molten rock (magma), hot ash, and volcanic gases to escape from deep underground
- 10. a physical process where a substance changes its state from a solid to a liquid