weathering and erosion
Across
- 3. tree roots can buckle sidewalks by this kind of mechanical weathering
- 6. caused by the expansion of freezing water in cracks
- 10. a mineral which is susceptible to chemical weathering where water is present
- 11. occurs
- 13. a naturally formed acid which forms when water dissolves atmospheric carbon dioxide
Down
- 1. the things that move weathered material
- 2. those that work to create or build new geologic formations
- 4. when a rock is broken up into smaller pieces compared to when it is whole the surface area _____
- 5. the breakdown of rocks which changes the chemical composition of the rock
- 7. a chemical reaction that changes feldspar into clay
- 8. the most important agent of chemical weathering
- 9. the downslope movement of material
- 12. the force which is the cause for mass wasting