Across
- 3. _________ __________ is when water seeps into rocks and expands as it freezes, breaking the rock.
- 4. One of several processes that move sediment downhill. Includes landslides and mudflows.
- 6. ______________ weathering is when rock is broken down with chemical changes.
- 10. ___________ is the average weather conditions in an area.
- 12. _____________ is when rock particles are moved away from an area.
- 13. ___________ is the remains of plants, animals, rocks, and soil.
- 14. A deposit of wind-blown sand.
Down
- 1. ___________ states the the geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past.
- 2. This is where eroded sediments land or end up after they are moved.
- 5. The process by which wind removes surface materials.
- 7. _______________ weathering is when rock is physically broken down.
- 8. ___________ is a dark-colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay.
- 9. A fine, wind-deposited sediment.
- 11. _________ is the loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants grow.