Geomorphology Vocab Terms

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