Chapter 2 Terms

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. The physical composition of something (7)
  2. 5. Tiny grains found on beaches (4)
  3. 6. A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time (4)
  4. 7. Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together (plural) (7)
  5. 9. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth (7)
  6. 10. A low ___ adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to ___ (10)
  7. 12. Frozen water (3)
  8. 13. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (8)
  9. 14. Accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier (7)
  10. 15. Solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil (7)

Down

  1. 1. The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock (7)
  2. 2. A low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body (5)
  3. 3. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  4. 8. Partially decomposed organic matter (5)
  5. 9. A slowly moving mass of ice (7)
  6. 11. The natural process of laying down a ___ of something (10)