Erosion

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Sandy shore beside the sea (5)
  2. 6. A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall (plural) (7)
  3. 9. A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods (14)
  4. 11. Hard piece of stone (plural) (5)
  5. 12. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (7)
  6. 13. Tiny grains found on beaches (4)

Down

  1. 1. A state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action (9)
  2. 2. The breakdown or alteration of rock at or near the surface of the Earth. (10)
  3. 4. The usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes (plural) (5)
  4. 5. A slowly moving mass of ice (7)
  5. 7. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (8)
  6. 8. The state of being covered with unclean things (4)
  7. 10. Tall plants with trunks and leaves (5)