Weathering & Erosion

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