Erosion Crossword
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
 
 
Down: 1) Runoff water flows down slope into many small shallow channels.3) The process of physically breaking down materials, such as rocks, into smaller pieces without changing the chemical makeup of the rock.4) The process of moving sediment from one place to another.5) The main source of organic material from which rubble is formed6) Soil washes away in sheets when there is not enough vegetation covering the soil.12) Organic matter Across: 2) Overtime, the cycle of water filling cracks, freezing expanding, thawing and refilling, slowly widening cracks in the rocks.7) The process that gradually breaks down materials such as rocks and minerals.8) Rapidly moving runoff water foms the channels which cause large gullys to form.9) Occurs when oter layers of rock flake off10) When rock is gradually scraped and sanded down by particles carried by wind, water or ice.11) The process that changes materials, such as rocks, by changing the composition of it's parts.13) Soil is carried away by the wind, especially in dry, flat areas.
 

 

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