WEATHERING PROCESSES QUIZ

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Across
  1. 1. Slope and elevation affect water drainage and erosion.
  2. 6. precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere
  3. 8. the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reaction
  4. 11. the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks
  5. 12. Soil that retains water but can be poorly aerated.
  6. 14. the process by which a metallic element combines with oxygen
  7. 15. one factor that influencing the rates of weathering
  8. 17. Creates level areas on slopes to slow water movement.
  9. 18. a mixture of weathered rock, mineral fragments, organic material, air, and water. It forms the upper layer of Earth’s surface, supporting plant life.
  10. 19. Animals that live in the soil.
  11. 20. Rocks with harder minerals weather more ...
  12. 22. Decayed remains of plants and animals, providing nutrients.
  13. 24. Rocks with softer or reactive minerals weather more
  14. 25. a chemical reaction between water and another substance to form two or more new substances
Down
  1. 2. the other name of mechanical weathering
  2. 3. the unweathered rock beneath the soil
  3. 4. the conversion of a compound into a carbonate
  4. 5. one factor that influencing the rates of weathering
  5. 7. Soil is ... among the slope.
  6. 9. the process by which rocks break down into smaller pieces by physical means
  7. 10. Generally weather slowly due to their hard, dense structure.
  8. 13. The type of rock from which soil develops.
  9. 16. the grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles
  10. 21. liquid that is ssential for chemical reactions and nutrient transportation.
  11. 23. Rich in organic material, crucial for plant growth.