External Process and Changing Landform Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• gradation: weathering , erosion, deposition process
• weathering : wearing away and breaking down of rocks by natural agents
• physical agents: breaking of rocks by wind ,air,water
• chemical agents : breaking down of rocks by chemicals
• erosion: breaking down of rocks by running water
• deposition : sediments , soil and rocks are added to landform
• waterfall: falls vertically from a sufficient height
• meanders : forms sweeping loops and bends
• flood plain: almost floods the banks
• delta: when the river flows sluggishly due to heavy load it carries
• cliff: steep slope facing the ocean
• sea coves: made up of softer rocks
• headlands: made up of hard rocks
• sand bar: broken material deposited near the sea shore
• lagoon: enclosed lake formed between the sand bar and sea shore
• sea arch: when two caves on opposite sides meet.
• corrie: arm chair shaped deep depressions
• tarn: when the hollow is filled with water
• pyramidal peaks: when glaciers form corrie on either side of the mountain.
• moraines: depositional work of the glaciers
• mushroom rocks: rocks with narroe base and wider tops.
• dunes: depositional work of the wind.
• loess: sand deposited in large areas.