Weathering & Erosion

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Across
  1. 4. the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes
  2. 6. the mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth
  3. 7. type of weathering when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock
  4. 9. the frozen water on Earth
  5. 15. the part of the Earth that is liquid water
  6. 18. mounds of wind-deposited sand
  7. 20. a rapid movement of a large mass of mud
  8. 21. rock formed when pressure or temperature change existing rock
  9. 23. the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another
  10. 24. this is made up of living things
  11. 25. the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations
  12. 26. the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock
  13. 29. the process by which water, wind, ice and changes in temperature break down rock
  14. 30. the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen
  15. 31. the water located within the rocks below
  16. 32. this is the source of the majority of Earth's energy
  17. 33. ice _______ can cause rocks to physically break apart
  18. 34. rock that is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens to become solid
  19. 35. the sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope
Down
  1. 1. the slow movement of material downslope
  2. 2. this is known as molten rock
  3. 3. this gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere
  4. 5. the place where land and a body of water meet
  5. 8. thick deposits of windblown, fine-grained sediment
  6. 10. rock composed of minerals formed from solutions or sediments from older rock
  7. 11. an underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material
  8. 12. these are fertile, flat areas that are formed when a stream floods and a layer of sediment is deposited
  9. 13. an area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents
  10. 14. the amount of energy through Earth's system forms an energy ____________
  11. 16. the process by which the outer layers of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes
  12. 17. the gases that surround Earth
  13. 19. the process by which sediment comes to rest
  14. 22. the sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevations
  15. 27. an increase in ________________ gases can increase Earth's temperature over time
  16. 28. a large mass of moving ice that forms by compacting snow by natural forces
  17. 33. the major agent of erosion that shapes our land surface