Across
- 3. Reaction of oxygen with minerals in the rock
- 7. These are normally associated with the hot, dry dessert environments
- 8. It is the most common erosion agent
- 9. Occurs when water reacts with the minerals and breaks them down
- 10. The person who studies sediments
- 14. The predominantly fine materials
- 16. Is the distribution of grain size in a layer
- 17. It is the separation and removal of weathered and unweathered rocks nad soil from its substrate
- 21. Occurs in roots of plants
- 23. Are common phenomenon in deserts that transports lots of sediments for hundreds of kilometers
- 24. It is the on-site breaking down of rock, eventually transforming it into sediments
- 25. Movement of fine particles like silt and clay
- 27. Dissolves rapidly in pure water
- 28. Is the study of modern sediments
- 29. Movement of soluble minerals
- 30. Occurs when water is absorbed into the crystal structure of the mineral, causing it to expand
Down
- 1. Bouncing of sand grains as they are picked-up, carried along, and dropped repeatedly
- 2. When intrusive rocks split into onion-like sheets parallel to the surface
- 4. Rolling or dragging of large grains aided by the push of smaller grains
- 5. Occurs when there are chemical changes in at least some of the composition of the rock
- 6. The heat produced inside the earth drives this
- 11. It`s primary source is the sun
- 12. A process by which sediments are moved along from the source to where they are deposited
- 13. Happens when the materials are saturated and move down slope as viscous liquid
- 15. A permanent body of ice, which consists largely of recrystallized snow
- 18. The predominantly coarse soil materials
- 19. The layer formed when the materials are laid down
- 20. Happens in certain minerals which are dissolved in water
- 22. Is the process in which sediments settle out of the transporting medium
- 26. Forms through the process of oxidation