Exogenous And Endogenous Processes Crossword

wearing down the land
the physical, biological, and chemical processes that break rock down into particles
When particles end up in place, they are considered ____
are eroded materials that are transported to a place, while Soils form in place
Organisms assist in physical and chemical weathering in breaking down rock
Rocks are broken up by mechanical processes without chemical alteration
occurs only where it is cold enough to get hard freezes and ICE
Water evaporates, leaving mineral salts that grow and exert force
taking off top layer in hopes that bottom will be healthier
hill or mountain rising conspicuously above the surround plain
the decomposition of rocks by chemical alteration
Oxygen combines with iron-bearing minerals to form rust
especially susceptible to chemical weathering
bedrock must have complex ____ structures to act as channels for water
Large scale landform building and transforming processes, they create relief
Volcanic activity
Igneous intrusions
Strike-slip fault
Resistance to flow
is a mountain formed of lava and/or pyroclastic material.
is the depression at the summit of a volcano
broad, gently sloping volcano built from basaltic lava
small volcano built primarily of pyroclastic material ejected from a single vent
Composed of both lava flows and pyroclastic materials
Found deep within the crust and upper mantle, molten rocks
Fractures in the Earth's crust
Downward folds of rock layers.
Large, step-like folds in otherwise horizontal sedimentary strata
The force per unit area acting on a solid
The change in shape or volume of a body of rock as a result of stress