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