Weathering Vocab Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 13 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
When physicals forces start breaking up a rock into smaller pieces.
When water gets frozen and it expands by 9 percent.
Rocks that have been wedged loose and about to fall on piles of rocks.
Outer rocks that have been separated to expand more rock.
Rocks being transformed into one or more componds.
When weathering makes a layer of rocks and minerals.
Parts of minerals and organic matter that helps plants grow.
Parts of soil that are vertical that show its succession of horizons.
The movement of rock, regolith and soil
A group of rocks that slide rapidly downslope.
Moving flow of soil and rock fragments containing water.
Slow movement of soil and regolith going down hill.
Downward slipping of mass containing rocks or unconsolidated material moving together.
