Across
- 6. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
- 8. Weathering the erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc., caused by chemical reactions
- 9. type of sedimentary rock) made up of pieces (clasts) of pre-existing rocks.
- 12. soil a soil material which is the result of weathering and decomposition of rocks that has not been transported from its original place.
- 15. happens when rocks, pebbles, or particles, composed of soil, clay, or silt, are carried from one location and left at another
- 16. soil those materials that have been moved from their place of origin, by gravity, wind, water, glaciers, or human activity
- 17. the quality of having or seeming to have sharp points
- 18. the process of scraping or wearing something away.
- 19. a solution of carbon dioxide gas in water
- 20. dome The sheets of granite are large enough to shave off sharp edges on the granite's surface creating a dome shape.
Down
- 1. the binding together of particles or other things by cement.
- 2. is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.
- 3. the exertion of force on something so that it becomes more dense.
- 4. action the process of alternate freezing and thawing of moisture in soil, rock and other materials
- 5. sedimentary(as type of sedimentary rock) formed by precipitation of minerals from water or by alteration of already existing material in place
- 7. type of sedimentary rock) formed by precipitation of minerals from water or by alteration of already existing material in place
- 10. to put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups
- 11. the process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized.
- 13. the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.
- 14. Weathering occurs when physical processes affect the rock, such as changes in temperature or when the rock is exposed to the effects of wind, rain and waves