Weathering, Erosion, And Deposition Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
- 4. when frozen precipitation falls over an area and seeps into small cracks in rocks and other materials. As the ice and snow begin to melt, it liquifies and pools into these crevices, and then refreezes at night
- 7. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface.
- 8. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
- 10. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.
Down
- 1. a process that causes the disintegration of rocks, minerals, and soils without chemical change.
- 3. a process that breaks down rocks and soil using a chemical change
- 5. a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.
- 6. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- 9. the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.