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WEATHERING & EROSION

Generation Genius Vocabulary
Teacher - N. Sterling
Across
After pieces of the Earth are carried by erosion they are deposited somewhere else. Deposition means to deposit things somewhere else
An extremely cold liquid made from nitrogen gas being squeezed (compressed) really hard. It is -321 degrees Celsius (-196 degrees Fahrenheit) and is used to freeze things very quickly.
A five-thousand-foot-deep canyon located in Arizona. It was carved by the Colorado River over millions of years and is one of the best examples of weathering and erosion.
After pieces of the Earth are broken down through weathering, those pieces are moved through this process. It’s the process of moving things from one place to another.
Down
The process by which earth’s surface is broken down into smaller pieces.
Naturally occurring rocks that look like a mushroom. They can be formed when sand gets carried by wind and hits the rock. This weathers the bottom of the rock more than the top.
A slowly moving mass of ice formed by the buildup of snow. They are usually found on mountains or near the poles of the Earth where it is cold. Movement of glaciers can cause weathering and erosion.
A large amount of mud mixed with water that slides down a mountain due to gravity. It usually causes damage and destruction.