Tectonic Plates Crossword

the feature that forms where a stream or river ends and deposits sediment on land.
the feature that forms when sediment is carried from a stream or river into another body of water such as an ocean,lake or larger river.
the process that occurs when two plates converge, causing the crust to fold over onto itself .
a landform that results when increased pressure is put on rock layers, causing them to fold upward.
processes such as landslides or stream erosion that break down or wash away the surface of geologic features.
the slope of a river or stream
processes that help to build, shape, or initiate geologic features such as mountains or volcanoes
a deconstructive natural process through which rock and soil are loosened and removed from the Earth's surface.
particles of sand, stone, or dirt that are removed from Earth's surface and deposited elsewhere
circular movement of molten magma that causes tectonic plates to shift.
a process that displaces rock layers when surfaces on either side of a crack in the Earth's surface shift.
pulled under the other tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.
a plate boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
any change to the Earth's crust that results from two tectonic plates converging.
the area extending from a stream to its valley walls, where sediment is deposited when the stream overflows.
a landform that results when increased pressure is put on rock layers, causing them to fold downward.
the slow, broad, upward movement of the Earth's surface.