Weathering and Soil Erosion Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chemical: the breakdown of rock results from chemical change in the rock.
• oxidation: commonly known as "rust". it occurs when oxygen combines with another substance to create compounds called oxides.
• plants: roots forcing its way into tiniest cracks by giving tremendous pressure.
• pysical: the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces without altering the chemical composition of the rock.
• hydrolysis: water dissolves minerals in a rock.
• animals: they live underground and dig deeper causing rocks to break into pieces.
• wind: it carries sand and small rock particles that scratches the rocks surface.
• weathering: the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals without changing/moving its place.
• carbonation: carbon dioxide combines with water.
• humans: subdivision developers who use bulldozers to flatten mountains or hills to build houses.
• temperature: he repeated heating and cooling of material causes the crack.
• water: can break rocks by seeping into the cracks of rocks.