Weathering, Erosion, Glaciation

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Across
  1. 5. When this type of weathering uses hot air to make rocks expand, and cold air to make rocks contract,this is called ___?
  2. 6. This temperature causes snow to fall.
  3. 10. The largest ice field in the western cordillera.
  4. 12. This type of glacier is basically frozen rivers of ice that slide down mountains.
  5. 13. This is a vortex of spinning, violent air that swoops up land and houses in its path.
  6. 14. Tectonic plates grind against each other, This is called ___?
  7. 16. When rainwater falls on the surface of the rocks, this can react with the minerals contained with the rocks.
  8. 18. This kind of natural disaster occurs when the tectonic plates shift. It starts off with an earthquake, then moves to something bigger...
  9. 19. This type of weathering happens when living organisms such as trees and animals physically alter the structure of the earth
Down
  1. 1. This disaster has really fast winds as well as thunder, lightning and rain.
  2. 2. This is a giant solid form of water that floats in the water due to its own weight and gravity.
  3. 3. Period of time when the earth was covered in ice.
  4. 4. This liquid element causes erosion by pulling soil out of the ground, making the land lose its nutrients.
  5. 7. Lakes in Canada that are the result of glaciers advancing and retreating over a thousand years.
  6. 8. When there's water rising up from the ground, this is called a ___?
  7. 9. A location where there are lots of glaciers and ice.
  8. 11. This temperature makes you sweat and makes water boil.
  9. 15. Atmospheric water vapor is frozen into ice crystals and falls in white flakes.
  10. 17. What kind of erosion transports small particles and dust through the air?