Weathering and Erosion Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A fan-shaped deposit of sediment, formed at the mouth of a stream or river
  2. 3. a climate known for lots of precipitation
  3. 5. the term used to describe a small piece of rock
  4. 7. the long term temperature and moisture conditions of an area
  5. 8. a climate that is dry
  6. 9. breakdown of rock or material
  7. 12. a running body of water
  8. 13. Loose, weathered rock and organic material in which plants roots can grow
  9. 14. the process of a rock becoming less jagged or angular as it is moved by water
  10. 15. the technical term for the smallest sized sediments
Down
  1. 1. a type of weathering that is purely physical
  2. 4. the type of rock made from sediments pieced together
  3. 6. the solid form of water, which expands and breaks rock
  4. 8. the process of pieces of rock hitting into each other and breaking down
  5. 10. the transport of sediment by water, wind, or gravity
  6. 11. the scientific term for speed
  7. 15. a type of weathering where a reaction takes place