Building and Eroding Forces
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
a
g
a
A hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when
2.
p
a
t
Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten (plural)
4.
v
o
a
Mountain that erupts with lava
5.
e
a
q
a
e
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement within the Earth.
6.
t
s
n
A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
7.
f
d
Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam
9.
e
r
Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
10.
i
n
Water falling from clouds
11.
w
e
t
e
g
The breakdown or alteration of rock at or near the surface of the Earth.
12.
r
o
o
Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
13.
s
h
i
A protective covering or structure
14.
o
e
Any ___-shaped artifact
15.
v
a
Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
16.
m
a
Molten rock in the earth's crust
17.
i
u
s
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
18.
e
e
n
a
r
Produced by the action of water
19.
e
p
h
i
c
Of or relating to ___
20.
e
i
t
a
i
o
The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
21.
o
i
The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
22.
g
a
i
e
A slowly moving mass of ice (plural)