Vocab Mass Wasting Crosswword

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Across
  1. 1. wasting the downhill movement of weathered rock particles and soil material caused only by the force of gravity.
  2. 4. formations occur on on very steep rocky slopes that are too steep for the formation of soil to occur. As water enters cracks in the rock or runs into the spaces between rocks, and temperatures drop below freezing, frost shatter causes particles of rock to break loose and tumble down the face of a cliff. These piles of rock at the bottom of steep cliffs are called scree or talus.
  3. 7. a rapid movement of soil down slope and will occur on slopes that are not steep enough to scree formations take place. On these slopes, rock is weathered into soil and a variety of vegetation helps anchor the soil in place.
Down
  1. 2. a mass of snow and ice that breaks away and slides down a mountain slope
  2. 3. Solution
  3. 4. creep is the imperceptible downslope creep of soil. Soil creep is responsible for leaning trees, telephone poles, and fences on hillsides. Much property damage can be caused by this form of mass wasting.
  4. 5. a form of mass wasting where soil absorbs so much water that it literally flows downhill, as liquid would. when it occurs the soil and everything in it mixes thoroughly as it rapidly flows downhill.
  5. 6. a term used for a section or slab of land that breaks away and slips as a short distance downslope. In a slump, the top layer of soil and vegetation often remains totally intact.