Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Across
- 2. Layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flow from a melting glacier is _______.
- 4. A mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier is a _______.
- 5. The downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of the pull of gravity is mass ______.
- 6. A large mass of ice that formed on land and moves slowly across Earth's surface is a _______.
- 9. A large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water is a _______.
- 10. A pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall.
- 12. Process that changes materials that are part of a rock into new material is called _________ weathering.
- 13. The grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried away by wind, water, or ice scrape against them is _____.
- 16. Laying down of of eroded materials is _________.
- 17. A pile of windblown sand is a _____.
- 19. A broad,C-shaped curve in a stream is a ________.
Down
- 1. Landforms produced by ______ are usually tall and jagged stuctures.
- 3. Crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay is a _______.
- 5. Processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time is _______.
- 7. An apron of sediment usually forms where a stream from a steep, narrow onto a flat plain at the foot of a mountain is an a ________ fan.
- 8. Process that naturally break down rocks is ________ weathering.
- 11. The rapid downhill movement of soil , loose rocks, and boulders is a ________.
- 14. Erosion affect the level of _____ of sediment.
- 15. Current that flows parallel to the shoreline is a ______ current.
- 18. Sediment deposited in water usually forms layers called________.