The Earth's Surface

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape (7)
  2. 5. A pier that provides a landing place on a river (plural) (6)
  3. 9. Produced by the action of water (11)
  4. 11. A branch that flows into the main stream (9)
  5. 14. Sudden shakings of the ground caused by movement within the Earth. (11)
  6. 15. The natural process of laying down a ___ of something (10)
  7. 16. Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread (5)

Down

  1. 1. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff (9)
  2. 2. The central part of the Earth (4)
  3. 4. The wide part of a river where it nears the sea (7)
  4. 6. Of or relating to ___ (11)
  5. 7. A crescent-shaped ___ that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel (9)
  6. 8. The breakdown or alteration of rock at or near the surface of the Earth. (10)
  7. 10. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (7)
  8. 12. Produced under conditions involving intense heat (7)
  9. 13. A bend or curve, as in a stream or river (7)