Distinctive Landscapes Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• oxbow lakes : an oxbow lake is a u-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing lake.
• mechanical : type of weathering- process of breaking up rocks into smaller pieces without changing
• traction : where a current transports larger, heavier rocks by rolling or sliding them along the bottom of a river bed
• saltation : transport by fluids by wind or water
• solution : chemicals in the rivers and solution break away at the rocks overtime
• waterfalls : commonly found in the upper course of a river. geographical feature where water flows at a vertical drop
• abrasion : where boulders and stones wear away the river banks and bed
• sedimentary : rocks formed from layers of sand and slit
• chemical : type of weathering- breaking down of rocks by using chemical reactions which can come from the rain
• suspension : transporting fine sediment in water
• glaciation : large bodies of ice that form and move across the earth’s surface
• middle : type of river course- where tributaries join and lateral erosion occurs.
• gorges : geographical feature with deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky walls located between hills or mountains
• biological : type of weathering- natural organisms break down rocks
• hydraulic action : where moving water, such as waves or river currents, wears away or changes the land it flows over
• lower : type of river coarse- where it meets the sea, with wide and deep channels due to carrying a large volume of water.
• upper : type of river course- high altitude, characterized by small channels and vertical erosion.
• attrition : where rocks and particles carried by a river that hit each other and the riverbed or the shore, causing them to break into smaller pieces
• igneous : hard and dense rock- cooled molten rock
• metamorphic : rocks formed by other rocks that are changed by heat and pressure underground
• meanders : winding curve or bend in a river