Weathering and Erosion Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Weathering the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions
  2. 4. a curving swell of water moving along the surface of an ocean or lake
  3. 7. an agent of physical weathering, another word for precipitation
  4. 10. the water located within the rocks below Earth's surface
  5. 12. the amount of water that a stream carries in a given amount of time
  6. 15. Precipitation when these stronger acids fall to Earth
  7. 16. the process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another.
  8. 17. Current when water travels almost parallel to the shoreline very near the shore
  9. 18. the breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes
  10. 20. streams often deposit their loads in a fan-shaped pattern
  11. 22. a deposit of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle hanging from the roof or sides of a cave
  12. 25. Weathering the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes
  13. 27. Stacks when the top of the sea arch collapses
  14. 30. the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen
  15. 31. plan many layers of deposited sediment can form a flat area
  16. 32. an area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents
Down
  1. 1. the process by which eroded material is dropped
  2. 2. a flow of water in a defiant direction
  3. 3. Wedging sometimes known as frost wedging
  4. 5. Fan a fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land
  5. 6. Island a long, narrow island, usually made of sand, that forms parallel to the shoreline, a short distance offshore
  6. 8. materials carried by a stream
  7. 9. the path that stream follows
  8. 10. the measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance
  9. 11. the process by which the outer layers of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes
  10. 13. a deposit of calcium carbonate like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave
  11. 14. platforms a sea cliff above the waterline, bench of rock usually remains beneath the water at the cliff's base
  12. 19. pieces of land that project into the water
  13. 21. a complex plantlike organisms made up of alga and fungus
  14. 23. the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock
  15. 24. the place where land and a body of water meet
  16. 25. and animal actions an agents of physical weathering that has to do with plants and animals
  17. 26. if the roof of a cave collapses, it may leave a circular depression
  18. 28. a natural feature of a land surface
  19. 29. an underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material