The Appalachian Mountains Word Search
The Appalachian Mountains, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: APPALACHIAN, MOUNTAINS, RIDGE, VALLEY, EROSION, FAULT, FOLD, SUMMIT, TRAIL, TIMBER, HARDWOOD, PENEPLAIN.
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The Appalachian Mountains word list, defined
- MOUNTAINS /ˈmaʊntənz/ · noun
- Large natural elevations of land rising to a great height above the surrounding land. In figurative use, “mountains” can refer to a very large quantity of something. Related: peaks, heights, massifs, mountainsides.
- RIDGE /rɪdʒ/ · noun
- A long, narrow elevation of land, often forming the highest or most prominent part of a landscape. The word can also refer to a raised strip or edge, such as the ridge of a roof. Related: crest, crest line, spine, mountain range.
- VALLEY /ˈvæli/ · noun
- A low-lying area of land between hills or mountains, often shaped or watered by a river or stream. Related: vale, ravine, gorge, hollow.
- EROSION /ɪˈroʊʒən/ · noun
- The gradual wearing away or removal of rock, soil, or other material by natural forces such as water, wind, or ice. More broadly, the slow destruction, diminishment, or weakening of something abstract such as rights, trust, or value. Related: wearing away, corrosion, abrasion, attrition.
- FAULT /fɔːlt/ · noun (also verb)
- A fault is a responsibility for an error, failure, or wrongdoing; it also refers to a defect or imperfection in something, or in geology, a fracture in the Earth's crust along which rocks have shifted. Related: defect, flaw, shortcoming, blemish.
- FOLD /foʊld/ · verb (also noun)
- To bend something over on itself so that one part lies upon another; as a noun, a fold is a layer or crease formed by such bending, or (in agriculture) an enclosure for sheep. Related: bend, crease, double, pleat.
- SUMMIT /ˈsʌmɪt/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a summit is the highest point of a mountain or other elevated place, and figuratively the highest level of achievement or authority. It can also refer to a meeting or gathering of senior political leaders. Related: peak, apex, top, culmination.
- TRAIL /treɪl/ · noun, verb, adjective
- As a noun, a trail is a path or route through open country, or the marks, scent, or traces left by a person, animal, vehicle, or event. As a verb, it means to move or remain behind, follow at a distance, lag behind, or drag something loosely along the ground. Related: path, route, track, way.
- TIMBER /ˈtɪmbər/ · noun
- Wood used for construction or manufacturing, especially wood prepared into beams, planks, or other structural pieces. In British English, it can also refer to trees collectively when considered as a source of wood. Related: wood, lumber, plank, beam.
- HARDWOOD /ˈhɑːrdwʊd/ (US); /ˌhɑːdˈwʊd/ (UK) · noun and adjective
- Wood obtained from broad-leaved trees, especially deciduous trees, and generally denser than wood from coniferous trees. As an adjective, it means made of or relating to such wood. Related: hard timber.
- PENEPLAIN /ˈpiːnɪpleɪn/ · noun
- A broad, nearly level land surface produced by prolonged erosion, especially after widespread uplift. Resistant remnants of the former landscape may remain as isolated hills or mountains above the peneplain. Related: erosional plain, erosion plain, graded plain.
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