Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

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Across
  1. 3. When water freezes in the cracks of rocks, expanding and pushing the rock apart
  2. 4. The sphere containing all of the gasses on Earth
  3. 7. The sphere of Earth containing rocks, dirt, land, mountains, etc.
  4. 8. A type of weathering that occurs when a rock is weakened by a physical force pulling it apart
  5. 11. The sphere of Earth containing all of the living things (plants and animals)
  6. 12. The sphere containing all of the water on Earth
  7. 14. This occurs at the end of erosion when the rock is dropped in a new location
Down
  1. 1. A type of weathering that occurs when a rock is weakened by a chemical reaction
  2. 2. When pieces of a rock disintegrate due to a chemical reaction
  3. 5. Small pieces of rock, dirt, or sand
  4. 6. A chemical reaction that occurs when iron is exposed to oxygen; rust
  5. 9. The process of small pieces of rock being moved from one place to another
  6. 10. The process of scraping something repeatedly to wear it down
  7. 13. Rainfall that has been made acidic by pollution