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Weathering and Soil

Across
As a glacier flows over the land it picks up rocks in a process called
When water moves over the land, it picks up and carries sediment
Where the agents of erosion deposit, or lay down, sediment
Flat, wide area of land along a river
The process by which wind removes surface materials.
May consist of pieces of rock or soil or the remains of plants and animals
Several processes that move sediment downhill
The mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface
Weathering where rock is broken down into smaller pieces physically
A glacier that covers much of a continent or large island
When a stream flows out of a steep, narrow mountain valley, it suddenly becomes wider and shallower. Sediment is deposited in this landform
A stream or river that flows into a larger river
As waves repeatedly hit the beach, some if the sediment gets carried away along the beach current.
Sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake builds up a landform called a
Continental glaciers covered larger parts of Earth's surface
Involves the removal of rock particles by wind
Down
Some water soaks into the ground and trickles into cracks and spaces in layers of soil and rock.
The loose weathered material on Earth in which plants grow
Geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past
Breaks down rock by chemical changes
The result of sand build up around an obstacle
A long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up in a mountain valley.
Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land
A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope
Fine wind-deposited sediment
A dark colored substance that forms as plants and animal remains decay