Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 19 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

Description

The mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time
When physical processes naturally break rocks into smaller pieces
Changes the materials that are part of a rock into new materials
Combines oxygen with other elements or molecules
The removal of weathered material from one location to another
The laying down or settling eroded material
A broad, C-shaped curve in a stream
A current that flows parallel to the shoreline
Large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water
The grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by wind, water, or ice scraping against them
A pile of windblown sand
A crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay
The downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of the pull of gravity
The rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rock, and boulders
A pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall
A large mass of ice that formed on land and moves slowly across
A mixture various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier
A mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier
Layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flow from a melting glacier

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