Erosion Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Force that causes rock and soil to move downhill.
  2. 7. A small valley or channel formed by water erosion.
  3. 8. Landscape formed by erosion of soluble rocks like limestone.
  4. 11. A winding curve in a river caused by water erosion.
  5. 13. The process of wearing away rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice.
  6. 14. Particles of rock, soil, or sand carried by wind, water, or ice.
  7. 17. Atmospheric conditions that can influence erosion.
  8. 18. Top layer of Earth that can be eroded by wind or water.
  9. 20. Type of rock formed from deposited sediments.
Down
  1. 1. Rapid movement of rock and soil down a slope.
  2. 3. The scraping or wearing away of rock surfaces by friction.
  3. 4. Hill of sand shaped by wind erosion and deposition.
  4. 5. Flat land near a river that can be shaped by flooding and erosion.
  5. 6. Breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
  6. 9. The process of sediments being laid down in new locations.
  7. 10. Water moving over the land surface, carrying sediments.
  8. 12. Land formed by deposition of sediment at a river’s mouth.
  9. 15. A low area between hills or mountains often shaped by erosion.
  10. 16. A large mass of moving ice that erodes land.
  11. 19. A deep valley carved by river erosion.