Across
- 1. The main agent in chemical weathering
- 4. slide Landslide that involves fine soil and small pebbles falling in large masses down a slope
- 9. The eroding action of windblown sand
- 10. The excess water that does not soak into the ground
- 11. Deposits of clay and silt left by a storm
- 14. processes Transportation of sediments by wind through suspension, saltation, and creep
- 15. Occurs when huge masses of rock or soil suddenly slide down a slope
Down
- 2. The carrying away of rock fragments by wind or water
- 3. weathering The breakdown of large rock fragments by physical forces
- 5. The breaking or peeling of rock in layers
- 6. The most important effect of wind erosion
- 7. regions Regions where limestone is exposed and abundant
- 8. wasting The process in which gravity causes the downslope of rock, soil, volcanic ash, snow, or ice
- 12. weathering Minerals weakening and crumbling when in contact with air or water
- 13. The process of rocks breaking down by the forces of nature