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Weathering/Erosion/ Deposition

Teacher: Ms. Kalee
Across
The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material.
Mass movement made up of volcanic ash and water.
A mound of wind blown sediments that keeps its shape even though it moves.
The place where land and a body of water meet.
The flow of a mass of mud or rock mixed with a large amount of water.
Unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier.
An enormous mass of ice that has the capability of moving across the Earth's surface.
The steepest angle at which materials can sit on a slope without sliding downhill.
THE PROCESS WHICH ROCK MATERIALS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY THE ACTION OF PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL MEANS
A TYPE OF WEATHERING THAT OCCURS WHEN A CHEMICAL REACTION BREAKS DOWN AN ITEM
A type of glacial drift deposit which has been sorted out and layered based on the size of the rock materials due to the action of streams or meltwater.
Down
A form of wind erosion in which fine, dry soil particles are blown away.
The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of sand or rock particles.
The process in which carried weathered materials are added to a land mass or landform
The process in which weathered materials are carried some place.
The skipping and bouncing movement of sand sized particles in the direction that the wind is blowing
A TYPE OF WEATHERING THAT OCCURS BY PHYSICAL MEANS
Very fine sediments deposited by the wind.
A common example of wave deposition.