Landforms Crossword
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
 
 
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Down: 1) Mountains formed when plates are folded or pressed together are2) A force that tears down the earth’s crust and landforms is a ______ process.6) The dropping off of bits of eroded rock8) When substances such as acids or carbon dioxide gases eat away at rocks9) The process of dredging loose sand from the bottom of the ocean and depositing in onto the shoreline to rebuild the beach is called12) How high a place is above sea level is called13) The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces15) A device that records the motion of the earth17) A natural or man- made wall built to keep a body of water from overflowing into a city or surrounding area19) The greatest agent of erosion is20) ___________ can be used in towns and cities to keep rain water from causing floods22) Magma that reaches Earth’s surface24) Hot, molten rock deep below Earth’s surface Across: 3) The highest mountain in Georgia is4) Rounded pebbles on the beach get their shape from5) A force that builds up the earth’s crust is a ______ process7) When the crust is exposed to water, air and changes in temperature10) Stretching or pulling apart the earth’s crust11) What Georgia landform was formed by chemical weathering (acid rain combining with carbon dioxide gases in the soil and eating away at the limestone rock)?14) Scientists who study Earth16) Which Georgia landform was formed from erosion caused mainly by poor farming practices in the 1800’s18) A crack in the earth’s crust that shows evidence of motion21) What is the largest state in the United States - by land?23) Plaques that tell the exact location and elevation of a place are called25) The picking up and carrying away of pieces of rock26) What landform in North Georgia was formed from erosion by the Tallulah River?27) Mountains formed from blocks of crust moving along a fault are called28) Plates pressing together
 

 

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