Across
- 3. water combining with minerals to weaken the rock; breaks the rock chemically
- 5. a chemical change creating rust
- 6. the type of weathering in which the chemical makeup is changed
- 9. process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, freezes, and expands
- 10. when water combines with carbon dioxide in the air to form carbonic acids
- 12. the grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
- 14. releasing pressure on the rock causes the rock to flake off
- 15. the breading down of rocks and other materials on the surface of the Earth
Down
- 1. type of weathering in which mechanical weathering breaks down rocks and minerals; big rock into small rock
- 2. a wetland formed by deposition
- 4. process in which sediment settles out or drops
- 7. process of moving sediments to another location
- 8. an area of shoreline that is made of deposited sediment
- 11. formed by deposition that protects the main body of land from waves
- 12. rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels
- 13. a landform made of sediment in the mouth of the river