Crossword Puzzle Earth Science Chapter 34 Surface Processes

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Across
  1. 2. types and the amounts of sediment carried in a river
  2. 7. the source/area where a stream/river begins
  3. 8. word that means a stream is curvy, slow moving
  4. 11. removal and transport of rocks
  5. 13. upper layer of soil that has organic matter and is rich in nutrients
  6. 14. flowing water on the surface (small)
  7. 15. type of weathering when rocks are broken into small pieces
  8. 18. accumulated rocks, till, and glacial deposits left behind
  9. 20. mixture of weathered rocks and organic matter
  10. 21. type of glacier in mountains and valleys
  11. 23. ____ processes are when weathering, erosion, and deposition work to change surface
  12. 25. dissolved minerals in mounds below cave ceilings
  13. 27. areas next to rivers where they overflow their banks
  14. 28. process when eroded materials settle in new locations
Down
  1. 1. volume of water transported
  2. 3. when blowing sand smooths and scrapes/shapes rocks
  3. 4. rocky area of soil below topsoil
  4. 5. the slope of a stream
  5. 6. decomposition of rocks on or near the surface
  6. 9. area where streams and rivers empty into lakes and oceans
  7. 10. another name for watershed is a _____ basin
  8. 12. large masses of moving ice sheets
  9. 14. when cave ceilings collapse and open up a hole
  10. 16. type of glacier that sits as ice sheets over large areas
  11. 17. slow movement of soil down a hill
  12. 19. all water in a region that drains into a particular stream/river
  13. 22. type of weathering when mineral composition of rocks is changed
  14. 23. how quickly water moves past a point
  15. 24. the downward movement of soil/rocks due to gravity is ___ movement
  16. 26. dissolved minerals seeping down from a cave ceiling