Weathering

3. internal forces that drive the rock cycle.
4. the universal solvent -- (meaning it can dissolve almost anything).
7. the principal source of inorganic material in the soil, which vegetation needs to grow.
8. process that gives the zing and sparkle to fizzy beverages. Water combined with carbon dioxide.
10. rocks breaking down by physically disintegrating or chemically decomposing.
14. mountain range in Asia with some of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
16. sediments picked up and moved by wind, running water, ice, and waves.
17. weathering action of animals and plants that increase both mechanical and chemical weathering.
18. external forces that drive the rock cycle.
19. shape of the land

1. 1st step in wearing down the landscape.
2. Weathering with Water when rock breaks down into progressively smaller fragments without being altered by chemicals.
5. continuous creation and destruction of rocks and minerals. - 2 words
6. process removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by converting it into chemical compounds called carbonates that can be dissolved in water and turned into rock.
9. chemical reaction involving loss of electrons.
11. reddish brown tinge when iron combines with oxygen. specific type of oxidation with iron.
12. weathering when oxygen dissolved in water rock removes iron from the rock.
13. rock debris that comes from frost action found at the base of cliffs in mountain ranges.
15. fragmented materials which become the raw material for rocks and for the formation of soils.