Weathering & Erosion

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Across
  1. 5. thick deposits of windblown, fine-grained sediment
  2. 6. the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen
  3. 9. the slow movement of material downslope
  4. 11. rock formed when pressure or temperature change existing rock
  5. 12. the process by which water, wind, ice and changes in temperature break down rock
  6. 15. the part of the Earth that is liquid water
  7. 18. this gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere
  8. 19. the amount of energy through Earth's system forms an energy ____________
  9. 20. an underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material
  10. 22. ice _______ can cause rocks to physically break apart
  11. 24. a large mass of moving ice that forms by compacting snow by natural forces
  12. 25. mounds of wind-deposited sand
  13. 26. this is known as molten rock
  14. 27. the frozen water on Earth
  15. 28. the major agent of erosion that shapes our land surface
  16. 29. the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes
  17. 32. a rapid movement of a large mass of mud
  18. 33. the sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope
  19. 34. the mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth
  20. 35. the place where land and a body of water meet
Down
  1. 1. the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock
  2. 2. type of weathering when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock
  3. 3. the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations
  4. 4. the process by which sediment comes to rest
  5. 7. the process by which the outer layers of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes
  6. 8. the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another
  7. 10. rock composed of minerals formed from solutions or sediments from older rock
  8. 13. the water located within the rocks below
  9. 14. the gases that surround Earth
  10. 16. the sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations
  11. 17. rock that is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid
  12. 21. an area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents
  13. 23. these are fertile, flat areas that are formed when a stream floods and a layer of sediment is deposited
  14. 24. an increase in ________________ gases can increase Earth's temperature over time
  15. 30. this is the source of the majority of Earth's energy
  16. 31. this is made up of living things