Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Crossword Puzzle

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 17 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

changes the materials that are part of a rock into new materials
combines the element oxygen with other elements or molecules
the removal of weathered material from one location to another
the laying down or settling of eroded material
a broad, C-shaped curve in a stream
a current that flows parallel to the shoreline
a 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 scrape 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
a pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall
a large mass of ice that formed on land and moves slowly across Earth's surface
a mixture of 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