This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
an area damaged by scraping or wearing away.
a long deposit of sand that's usually found near the coast (two words)
a layer of forever lasting frozen soil
a type of substance that will absorb or relfect diffrent types of light
a measure of the degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particulates.
the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass.
carrying away of sediments
a form of mass wasting that includes a wide range of ground movements eventuall creating a huge hole
slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
a force that attracks the body towards the center of the Earth
a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air.
The width of a plant, or its girth, is called secondary growth and it arises from the lateral meristems in stems and roots.