Geomorphology Vocab Terms

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Across
  1. 1. the many forms of despositied sediment that form a flat area
  2. 4. has many holes and can absorb liquid
  3. 7. the mechanical break down of rocks that does not change the chemical composition of the rock
  4. 9. is the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions
  5. 10. the sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope
  6. 12. thick sheets of ice that might spread over large areas, including across entire continents
  7. 14. the quick movement of a large mass of mud
  8. 16. when stronger acids fall to earth
  9. 18. fan shaped deposit on dry land
  10. 20. process of when an eroded material is dropped
  11. 21. general term for all of the materials carried out and deposited by a glacier
Down
  1. 2. the process of which a rock is broken down by physical changes
  2. 3. the process of other chemicals combining with oxygen
  3. 5. large mass of moving ice
  4. 6. the breakdown of a chemical and physical process
  5. 8. rocks can be broken down by other rocks over time
  6. 11. process of when sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another
  7. 13. a glacier that forms in a mountainous area
  8. 15. ice wedging
  9. 17. when streams deposit their loads in a fan like shaped pattern
  10. 19. sediment carried down by glacier
  11. 20. common in deserts, shores of lakes, shores of oceans