Unit 8 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a large spiraling storm which forms over warm oceans
  2. 6. the new name of the lizard formerly known as "Allen"
  3. 8. forested region of East Texas
  4. 10. water found in soil and sediment
  5. 12. the growth of cities
  6. 13. water is used faster than it is replaced for a prolonged period of time
  7. 15. the state bird of Texas
  8. 17. National Park protecting the unique landforms of the Rio Grande Valley
  9. 18. weathered material such as small rocks and sand
  10. 19. an area of texas with similar flora, fauna, and climate
  11. 22. the breaking of rock into smaller particles
  12. 23. landform of the central Texas hill country
  13. 25. state flower of Texas
  14. 26. formed when hot and cold air collide and form a funnel cloud
  15. 27. state animal of Texas
  16. 28. rain snow sleet an hail that contains chemical pollutants
  17. 29. the ability of water to flow through sediment
Down
  1. 1. the breaking of granite in sheets
  2. 2. far west desert like region of Texas
  3. 4. a body of groundwater
  4. 5. a land area that drains to a common outlet
  5. 7. Water in rivers, creeks, lakes, and oceans
  6. 9. the upper surface of an aquifer
  7. 11. the buildup of sediment into a new structure
  8. 13. a boundary between watersheds
  9. 14. the movement of weathered material
  10. 16. the breakdown of rock into new substances
  11. 20. the reaction of a rock with oxygen
  12. 21. the breaking of rock due to freezing water
  13. 24. the space between sediment particles