Weathering effects crossword
Across
- 2. can eventually seep through and burn through rock
- 3. an underwater or exposed ridge of sand or gravel
- 4. a fan shaped deposited made on dry land
- 6. the process by which eroded sediments are dropped off
- 9. can even become sea arch's
- 10. the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical change
- 15. The process by which other chemicals combine with the oxygen
- 16. ________ and mosses grow on trees
- 17. streams deposit sediment in a fan shaped pattern
- 18. ________ can cause physical weathering
- 20. island a long narrow island
- 22. is the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock
- 24. the measure of change in elevation over time
- 26. the breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes
- 28. a type of shoreline with ocean deposit
- 29. a reddish, orange rock or metal
- 30. twisting looping pattern in a stream channel
- 31. also known as frost wedging
- 32. forms when eroded and undercut rocks to make steep slopes
Down
- 1. a path a stream follows
- 4. when burned fossil fuels and the rain mix in the atmosphere strong acids fall to earth
- 5. _________ sea arch sides become sea stacks
- 7. acids are produced by certain living
- 8. materials carried by a stream
- 10. Physical weathering can be caused by __________
- 11. also known as stalagmites
- 12. is the breakdown or rocks by chemical reactions
- 13. is the process by which outer layer of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes
- 14. water in the ground
- 19. a large _________ can be broken down by ice and water
- 21. many layers of deposited sediment that form a flat land
- 23. the amount of water a stream carries in a given time
- 25. tiny grains of broken down rock
- 27. or pieces of land that project in the water