W.E.D Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. distinct soil layers found in mature soil
  2. 2. volume of water flowing past a set point within a given time period
  3. 5. breakdown of rocks, sediments and soils into smaller pieces without changing the chemical composition
  4. 9. force behind mass movement
  5. 12. naturally formed mass of ice and snow
  6. 13. flowing body of water with a current, contained within a bank
  7. 14. shape of valley formed by glacial erosion
  8. 15. soil located in the same area it formed in, similar chemical composition to the underlying bedrock
  9. 17. sediments sorted out by size, density or shape, creating a layered look
  10. 19. pattern of steams caused by underlying bedrock
  11. 20. unsorted sediments left by glaciers
  12. 23. geographical area where all water drains to a single body of water
  13. 24. ridge of sand built up parallel to a shore
  14. 28. triangle shaped feature that forms at the mouth of a river when it meets an ocean
  15. 29. downward movement of rock, sediments and debris caused by gravity
  16. 30. transport of sediments by wind
  17. 34. inside of a meander where water velocity is slower and depositions occurs.
  18. 35. wind worn rocks with flat surfaces
  19. 36. glaciers formed in high elevations (mountains) that move downhill
  20. 38. weathering caused by interaction of dissolved oxygen with other substances, creating oxides (ex: rust)
  21. 40. chemical breakdown of rocks due to interaction of carbonic acid with carbonate rocks (limestone)
  22. 43. glacier formed at high latitudes (poles) and spreading outward
  23. 44. the shape of a valley carved by running water
  24. 45. soil that has been eroded and deposited in a new location, different chemical composition that the underlying bedrock
  25. 47. depression formed when ice chunks by left behind by glaciers are buried and melt
Down
  1. 1. steepness of a stream bed
  2. 2. combination of weathered material and humus
  3. 3. outside of a meander where water velocity is higher and erosion occurs
  4. 4. breakdown of rocks, sediments and soils through chemical reactions
  5. 6. weathering due to reaction between water and feldspar minerals to form clay minerals.
  6. 7. chemical or physical breakdown of rocks caused by plants, animals or other organisms
  7. 8. hills/mounds running parallel to a stream, created naturally by past flooding events or manmade
  8. 10. relatively flat area next to a stream that is prone to flooding
  9. 11. decayed biological material
  10. 16. break down or rocks, sediments and soils
  11. 18. mound or hill of sand shaped by wind erosion and deposition
  12. 21. coastal feature formed from wave deposition, protects coastlines from storms and waves
  13. 22. physical breakdown through collision and grinding or rocks and sediments
  14. 25. sediments deposited in no particular order
  15. 26. current that moves parallel to the shore in oceans and lakes
  16. 27. deposit of till left behind by a glacier shaped like the back of a spoon, can indicate glacier movement
  17. 31. Wedging breaking of rocks due to repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks
  18. 32. manmade feature to protect harbors from erosion and deposition
  19. 33. manmade feature to protect beaches from erosion and encourage deposition
  20. 37. process where large, curved sheets of rock break off due to release of pressure or extreme changes in temperature.
  21. 39. smaller stream that flows into a larger steam
  22. 41. U shaped lake that forms when a meander is cut off from the rest of the river
  23. 42. these are caused by wind blowing across the water’s surface
  24. 46. curves in a stream