Unit 3 Crossword Project

2. Wedging/Fracturing of rock by the expansionary pressure associated with the freezing of water in planes of weakness or in pore spaces.
5. avalanche of rock
7. Weathering/the erosion or disintegration of rocks, caused by chemical reactions
10. of aluminum and iron oxides
12. Movement/A gradual sinking of the earth's ground surface in a vertical direction
13. low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides
14. huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass.
16. process of giving off vapor containing water and waste products
18. measurement of water that passes through
19. Weathering/ the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals

1. process by which water enters a substance
3. gradual downwards movement of loose rock
4. beneath the earths surface
6. plain bordering a river and subject to flooding.
8. Sheet/A thick layer of ice covering a large area of land for a long time
9. Cycle/The circulation of the earth's water, in which water evaporates
11. Profile/A vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock
15. to prevent the flooding of a river.
17. underlying material gives away