Landforms vocab Crossword
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
 
 
Down: 2) A drawing that shows features of a surface, especially Earth's surface.3) A rubbing or wearing away / a place where the surface has been rubbed or scraped off.5) A smaller stream flowing into another larger stream or river.6) An area of low land between hills and mountains.7) A curve or loop in a river.8) The dropping of sediments by water, wind, or melting ice onto a solid surface.9) Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid, especially materials such as sand and gravel deposited by wind, water, and ice in bodies of water.11) Land made of soil left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water.14) An opening in Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and cinders erupt, or the mountains formed from past eruptions.16) The action of the wind, water, temperature changes, and other factors in breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.19) Lines on a map that show elevation.20) A natural feature of Earth's surface. 23) A drawing that shows elevation.24) A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water.27) Air that moves horizontally.30) A very heavy flow of water, which exceeds the stream's normal channel and covers land that is normally dry.32) A natural or artifical wall of earth material along a river or sea that keeps the land from being flooded. Across: 1) A wall built across a river, creating a lake that stores water.4) A large area of flat land higher than the surrounding land.10) Explains what the symbols and colors on a particular map represent.12) A large body of year-round ice and snow that moves slowly across the land and deposits sediment where it melts.13) Where the ocean meets the land - the average distance between high tide and low tide around the world.15) A large, flat area of land with few trees.17) The place where a river empties into a large body of water.18) The vertical distance or height above sea level.21) A high landform with steep sides, higher than a hill.22) One of the large, rigid pieces of rock that make up Earth's crust.25) The force that pulls all objects towards the center of the Earth. 26) The wearing away of soil and rock by water, wind, or ice.28) The land area from which a river and its tributaries collect their water.29) To wear away.30) Land that is covered with water during a flood, formed from sediment deposits by a river.31) Shows the relationship between the distances on the map and corresponding distances on the Earth's surface.33) The angle or slant of a stream channel or land surface.34) A V-shaped valley cut by a river or stream.35) Type of flood that rises and falls rapidly with little or no advanced warning.
 

 

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