Vocab Preview Crossword Puzzle

The chemical and physical process that breaks down rock on Earth's surface
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil
The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
Process by which sediment is laid down in new locations
The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
Process that splits rocks when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands
A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust
Characteristic of a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through
A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
An area of low lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times
A long sandy island that runs parallel to the coastline and serves to protect the shore from erosion