Grand Canyon

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture (7)
  2. 6. A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals (9)
  3. 9. A state in southwestern United States (7)
  4. 10. The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp (7)
  5. 11. The enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona (11)
  6. 13. A member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona (4)
  7. 14. A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay (5)

Down

  1. 1. A member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah (6)
  2. 3. Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that ___ when shaken (11)
  3. 4. A person who is born while the sun is in ___ (8)
  4. 5. A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure (6)
  5. 6. The second largest reservoir in the United States (10)
  6. 7. A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (9)
  7. 8. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail (5)
  8. 12. Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation (8)