External Process and Changing Landform Crossword Puzzle
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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.
