Across
- 10. the type of climate in which feldspar would weather the most due to hydrolysis.
- 12. the pile of rocks at the base of a cliff due to frost heaving
- 13. caused by the burrowing and growing of plants and animals
- 14. an acid formed when atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves in rainwater
- 16. the breaking up of rock due to the expansion of water when it freezes
- 18. downslope movement of material due to gravity
- 19. a tough mineral, very resistant to mechanical and chemical weathering.
- 20. weathering which does alter the rock chemically
- 21. fracturing of rock due to a release of pressure
- 22. the breakdown of rocks due to physical and mechanical processes.
- 23. chemical weathering that can occur when rocks contain the iron
- 24. those that work to build or create new formations of rock.
Down
- 1. water, wind, gravity, and ice
- 2. rocks are cracked by the growth of salt crystals
- 3. how fast a rock will weather
- 4. this mineral is most susceptible to chemical weathering by hydrolysis
- 5. a clay mineral
- 6. feldspar is weathered to clay during this type of weathering
- 7. the movement of weathered material from the site of weathering
- 8. the mechanical wearing and grinding of rock due to friction and impact
- 9. as rocks become rounded due to abrasion, the weathering rate ___________.
- 11. weathering which does NOT alter the rock chemically
- 15. those forces that destroy or tear down existing formations
- 17. the pieces of rock that break off due to frost heaving