Weathering & Erosion Crossword

the breakdown of rocks into smaller particles
small particles of rock that break off another rock
the type of weathering in which the composition stays the same
the type of weathering in which the composition of the rock changes
what water does when it freezes
the release of pressure that causes a rock to break
when sediments collide and break
the name of the rock that caves form in
the most important cause of chemical weathering
when oxygen combines with iron in a rock and forms iron oxide(rust)
examples of organisms that release acids to chemically weather rocks
decayed plant an animal material found in soil
when the bedrock matches the soil
when the bedrock does NOT match the soil
the process by which weathered sediments are transported
another name for gravity erosion
the force behind most types of erosion
a smaller stream running into a larger one
an area of land that drains to a specific stream/water body
a v-shaped valley is formed by this
when sediments are dissolved in water
when small minerals are carried within water
a u-shaped lake that forms when a meander is cut off from the rest of a stream/river
wind blows loose sediment against rocks
a U-shaped valley is made by this
a rock deposited by a glacier that does not match the surrounding rock in the area
the shape of rocks eroded by water
the shape of rocks eroded by gravity
you find these on rocks carried by glaciers