This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 11 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Closely packed small rocks.
A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind.
The movement of sand or sediments by short jumps and bounces that are caused by wind or water.
Any rock that is pitted, grooved, or polished by wind abrasion.
A crescent-shaped dune whose open side faces into the wind. The long crescent ends stay behind, held in place by vegetation.
In desert or coastal areas that have a large amount of sand, a series of ridges of sand may from in long, wavelike patterns. These ridges are called.
Sand that is blown over the crest of the dune tumbles down the opposite side, which is called.
As the wind strips off the topsoil, a shallow depression forms.
A type of dune that is similar to a transverse dune, called.
A form of wind erosion in which fine, dry soil particles are blown away.
Thick deposits of yellowish, fine-grained sediment.