Earth Changes Crossword
Across
- 1. When rock is broken down through the force of another substance on the rock such as ice, running water, or wind. This is considered ____________ weathering
- 7. The process of dropping sediment in a NEW place.
- 8. The process of breaking down rock.
- 9. The process of moving sediment from broken down rock to another location.
- 10. Huge masses of ice that “flow” like very slow rivers.
- 11. Boundaries where tectonic plates slide sideways past each other.
Down
- 2. when two tectonic plates meet and one of the plates is pushed under the other into the Earth's mantle
- 3. Boundaries on Earth where two or more tectonic plates collide.
- 4. Boundaries where two tectonic plates are separating, or spreading apart.
- 5. The breaking down of rocks with the help of living things, like plants or animals. This is considered ____________ weathering
- 6. When reactions between rock and another substance dissolve the rock, causing parts of it to fall away. This is considered ____________ weathering