Across
- 1. distinct soil layers found in mature soil
- 2. volume of water flowing past a set point within a given time period
- 5. breakdown of rocks, sediments and soils into smaller pieces without changing the chemical composition
- 9. force behind mass movement
- 12. naturally formed mass of ice and snow
- 13. flowing body of water with a current, contained within a bank
- 14. shape of valley formed by glacial erosion
- 15. soil located in the same area it formed in, similar chemical composition to the underlying bedrock
- 17. sediments sorted out by size, density or shape, creating a layered look
- 19. pattern of steams caused by underlying bedrock
- 20. unsorted sediments left by glaciers
- 23. geographical area where all water drains to a single body of water
- 24. ridge of sand built up parallel to a shore
- 28. triangle shaped feature that forms at the mouth of a river when it meets an ocean
- 29. downward movement of rock, sediments and debris caused by gravity
- 30. transport of sediments by wind
- 34. inside of a meander where water velocity is slower and depositions occurs.
- 35. wind worn rocks with flat surfaces
- 36. glaciers formed in high elevations (mountains) that move downhill
- 38. weathering caused by interaction of dissolved oxygen with other substances, creating oxides (ex: rust)
- 40. chemical breakdown of rocks due to interaction of carbonic acid with carbonate rocks (limestone)
- 43. glacier formed at high latitudes (poles) and spreading outward
- 44. the shape of a valley carved by running water
- 45. soil that has been eroded and deposited in a new location, different chemical composition that the underlying bedrock
- 47. depression formed when ice chunks by left behind by glaciers are buried and melt
Down
- 1. steepness of a stream bed
- 2. combination of weathered material and humus
- 3. outside of a meander where water velocity is higher and erosion occurs
- 4. breakdown of rocks, sediments and soils through chemical reactions
- 6. weathering due to reaction between water and feldspar minerals to form clay minerals.
- 7. chemical or physical breakdown of rocks caused by plants, animals or other organisms
- 8. hills/mounds running parallel to a stream, created naturally by past flooding events or manmade
- 10. relatively flat area next to a stream that is prone to flooding
- 11. decayed biological material
- 16. break down or rocks, sediments and soils
- 18. mound or hill of sand shaped by wind erosion and deposition
- 21. coastal feature formed from wave deposition, protects coastlines from storms and waves
- 22. physical breakdown through collision and grinding or rocks and sediments
- 25. sediments deposited in no particular order
- 26. current that moves parallel to the shore in oceans and lakes
- 27. deposit of till left behind by a glacier shaped like the back of a spoon, can indicate glacier movement
- 31. Wedging breaking of rocks due to repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks
- 32. manmade feature to protect harbors from erosion and deposition
- 33. manmade feature to protect beaches from erosion and encourage deposition
- 37. process where large, curved sheets of rock break off due to release of pressure or extreme changes in temperature.
- 39. smaller stream that flows into a larger steam
- 41. U shaped lake that forms when a meander is cut off from the rest of the river
- 42. these are caused by wind blowing across the water’s surface
- 46. curves in a stream