Weathering and Erosion

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Across
  1. 2. Darker soil is in indicator to the presence of ___ material
  2. 3. the amount of water rock/soil can hold
  3. 8. measures taken to reduce the impact of erosion
  4. 9. when a rock is broken into smaller pieces you increase this and it weathers faster
  5. 10. Roots and lichen are an example of what type of weathering
  6. 11. the type of weathering done a rock by physical stress
  7. 12. As the sediment size increases, the permeability ___.
  8. 16. The ability for water to travel up in compact soil
  9. 18. Small, solid pieces of rock moved by wind or water as a result of erosion
  10. 19. steepness of the ground increase the weathering rate
  11. 20. an example of mechanical weathering
Down
  1. 1. moving sediments assist in the breakdown of rocks
  2. 2. chemical weathering when a metal is exposed to water and oxygen
  3. 4. As the sediment size increases, what happens to the retention of water
  4. 5. the movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity
  5. 6. Building steps into a hillside to reduce water speed
  6. 7. the rate at which water travels through rock/soil
  7. 13. the part of the rock that weathers
  8. 14. When this gets in cracks and freezes it puts stress of rocks
  9. 15. Temporary barrier along edge of construction site
  10. 17. Sinkholes form when limestone is exposed to slightly _____ water
  11. 18. Smallest sediment in soil