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Landforms

BENCHMARK #2 REVIEW CROSSWORD
Across
After pressure builds, and ocean floor pushed upward, what occurs?
If the land east of the Sierra mountains is desert, the area west receives a fair amount of__________.
This was the evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support theory of continental drift
Minerals in rock and rainwater
This term describes how the HImalayas mountains are formed
ALL OF EARTHS LAND MASS REST ON THESE
This can hold a limited amount of water
Examples of these are; WIND, WATER, TEMP CHANGE, ICE, SUN
An embankment built to prevent overflow of water
An abyssal plain is most similar to a: _______
Down
This one has the highest temperature
Melting ice and snow from mountains act as a _____for many rivers and streams
This is the physical breaking down of rock
What general direction did South America drift away from Pangea
This mountain appears rounder in shape
If you were in a boat on ocean, why might it be difficult to detect a tsunami?
The "plates" that meet in subductive zones are known as pieces of the earth's ______.
WITH CHEMICAL WEATHERING OF ROCK, WE SEE A ______REACTION HAPPENING BETWEEN THE MINERALS FOUND IN THE ROCK AND RAINWATER
The weight of the lithosphere keeps the mantle in a semi-solid state, the pressure_______the melting point of solids.