Agents of Weathering Crossword

what is the process by which rock is broken apart by water freezing expanding and making cracks
what term would you use when rocks are tumbled in water
what is the drop off sediment
can cause weathering because they burrow and dig exposing rock and soil to the surface
the erosion or the disintegration of rocks or building materials
wear away or change the appearance of something in exposure to air
moves through spaces or cracks in rocks, acids in the water causes rocks to dissolve
grows on rocks then they produce weak acids that weather rock
the chemical breakdown of a substance when combined with water
BLANK causes acidification or oxidation in rocks
found in caves formed upward from the ground. deposited by dissolved chemicals in dripping water
hang down, common feature in a cave as dissolved chemicals dripping water underground
carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere that eats away a rock
mining the earth, moving mechanized cultivation etc. break rock into smaller pieces
includes all elements of weather such as temperature, rainfall and wind
oxidation is what rocks have with BLANK.
formed from the weathering of rocks, water, minerals etc.
the process of breaking big rocks into smaller ones
what causes water to flow downhill
the most powerful method of erosion
small rock particles picked up by wind and blown at other rocks causing them to break down sulfur
freeze-thaw weathering BLANK the cracks as water becomes ice
what is the reaction of a substance with ogygen?
pieces of minerals and rock that have been broke down by weathering
the process by which a plant grows in the crack of a rock and it eventually breaks
large chunks of ice scraping against the earth as it moves
when underground water moves it empties pores or spaces of rock by capillary action
the process by which a rock either heats and expands or cools and contracts and then it causes the rock to pee
structure of rocks when they weaken, they expand (hot temperature) and contract (cool temperature) causing them to eventually break
the underlying rocks, released from overlying pressure, they can expand and as crystals grow the rock slowly breaks from pressure
BLANK lifts and carries particles that crash against the ground which weathers rock away
waves can cause weathering such as BLANK
rock formation in the water create rock particles that the BLANK erode
sulfur dioxide is a product of burning fossil fuels and it combines with water to form acid rain
plants produce weak acids that breakdown rocks