This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
This State would no longer exist if all the glaciers were to melt
This moraine forms when twolateral moraines come together
A free laying, out of place rock that glaciers pick up and move
a hill composed of till
A lake in a cirque with steep sides
This forms when a block of ice is buried in drift and then melts creating a pit
This layer of ground is impermeable and prevents water movement underground
What is the largest reservoir of freshwater available to humans called?
This separates the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation
The percentage of total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces is called
When water is pumped from a well, a depression is produced in the water table. What is this called?
The largest river in North America
The continuious movement of water from the oceans to the atmosphere and back again.
Runoff that initially flows in broad, thin layers
The portion of water that soaks into the ground
When bedrock is cris-crossed by a series of joints and faults, what type of drainage pattern is it making?
This drainage pattern occurs when streams diverge from a central high like the spokes from a tire.
At the bend in a river, where is the most erosion occuring?
The worlds largest river
the release of water vapor by plants