Weathering Crossword Puzzle

1. Minerals that make up a rock determines how fast it weathers
3. Animals that burrow in grounds loosen and break apart rocks in the soil
5. A mixing of water with carbon dioxide to make carbonic acid
7. When rainwater and burning coal, oil, and gas pollute the air it creates acid stronger then normal rain water
9. When sand and rock particles get carried by wind, water or ic it can wear away rock surfaces like sandpaper
10. the process of breaking down rocks through chemical changes
12. Refers to the Ava edge weather conditions in an area
13. When water freezes into ice and expands overtime and sugar fats to push the rock apart forming new cracks
14. A process that breaks down rocks and other substances
16. A principle that states that the geologic progresses that operate today can also be operated in the past it’s also what geologists use to make inferences

2. Iron combined with oxygen in the presence of water which makes rust
4. the process of when a rock is physically broken into smaller pieces due to this type of weathering
6. A material that’s full of tiny connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it
8. It’s also known as clay formation where when certain rocks are exposed to water it slowly transforms to clay and overtime it will crumble due to the weakness of clay
11. Also known as Pressure release where due to the pressure of surrounding rocks reduces the rock will expand causing cracks to form
15. A process that wears down and carry away rocks which includes breaking down rocks into smaller pieces