Slow Changes to Earth
Across
- 3. Deposition can be caused by wind, water, or _________.
- 7. Examples of landforms are mountains, _________, dunes, canyons, oceans, and rivers.
- 9. Glaciers deposit rock and soil as they melt and _________.
- 11. Erosion can be caused by wind or _________.
- 12. Erosion can also be caused by a large, slow-moving piece of ice called a _________.
- 13. Landform changes are extremely _________.
- 15. _________ is tiny pieces of rock or soil, it can be caused by wind, water or ice.
- 17. _________ is the laying of sediment in a new place.
- 20. Water seeps into cracks in rocks. Then, it freezes and _________, splitting the rock into pieces.
- 21. Glaciers carry pieces of rock with them as they move _________.
- 22. Wind causes small pieces of rock to break off the sides of _________.
Down
- 1. Landforms can _________ over time.
- 2. _________ carry rocks downstream.
- 4. Rivers carry sediment that grinds against rocks in riverbeds, forming _________.
- 5. _________ is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediment.
- 6. “To _________” means to drop or put down.
- 8. Wind stops blowing and drops sediment, making _________ and dunes.
- 10. _________ is movement of rock and sediment from one place to another.
- 11. Forces in nature that cause changes to Earth’s surface are _________, water, and ice.
- 14. A _________ is a natural feature on the surface of Earth.
- 16. Processes that change Earth’s surface slowly are weathering, _________, and deposition.
- 18. Wind carries away loose sediment from sand _________.
- 19. Water in rivers slows down as it enters large bodies of water. It then deposits sediment, creating _________.