Geol 1010 Exam 4 crossword.docx - Across 3. This type of...

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3. This type of sediment load is composed of ions from chemical weathering beds
6. This structure is created by ripple and dune migration CROSS BEDDING
7. The forces and conditions that exist at Earth's surface
8. The process that transforms loose sediment into solid rock LITHIFICATION
9. Sedimentary rocks made of CaCO3 LIMESTONES
10. This type of weathering changes the minerals within the rock to forms that are stable in the surface
environment CHEMICAL WEATHERING
12. The diameter of fragments or grains
15. Rock made of cryptocrystalline quartz CHERT
19. Cracking of the rock when the rock is exposed by weathering and overlying rock is removed EXFOLIATION
21. This forms on top of the bedrock and maintains the characteristics of the soil
23. This type of weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller fragments MECHANICAL WEATHERING
24. process by which water seeps into cracks in a rock, expands on freezing, and thus enlarges the cracks
FROST WEDGING