Erosion and Weathering Word Search
Play a Erosion and Weathering word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: EROSION, WEATHERING, SEDIMENT, DEPOSITION, GLACIER, WIND, WATER, CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, ABRASION, FROST, ACIDRAIN.
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Erosion and Weathering word list, defined
- EROSION /ɪˈroʊʒən/ · noun
- The gradual wearing away or removal of rock, soil, or other material by natural forces such as water, wind, or ice. More broadly, the slow destruction, diminishment, or weakening of something abstract such as rights, trust, or value. Related: wearing away, corrosion, abrasion, attrition.
- WEATHERING /ˈwɛðərɪŋ/ · verb and noun
- As a verb, weathering means to wear away, alter, or deteriorate through exposure to wind, rain, temperature changes, or other environmental conditions; it can also mean to endure difficult circumstances. As a noun, it refers chiefly to the geological process of breaking down or altering rock and other materials through exposure to the environment. Related: erosion, wear, deterioration, degradation.
- SEDIMENT /ˈsɛdɪmənt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sediment is solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid or is deposited in layers by natural processes. As a verb, it means to form or settle as sediment. Related: deposit, silt, dregs, residue.
- DEPOSITION /ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən/ · noun
- The action of deposing someone, especially a monarch or other ruler; also, testimony given under oath and recorded in writing for use in court. Related: testimony, statement, sworn evidence, ouster.
- GLACIER /ˈɡleɪʃə(r)/ · noun
- A glacier is a large, long-lasting mass of ice that moves slowly over land under the influence of gravity. Glaciers commonly occupy valleys, high mountain ranges, and polar icefields. Related: ice river, ice mass, ice sheet, ice stream.
- WIND /wɪnd/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, wind is the natural movement of air, usually caused by differences in atmospheric pressure. As a verb, wind means to twist or coil something, especially around a core or spindle; it also appears in the phrasal verbs wind up and wind down. Related: breeze, gust, current, blast.
- WATER /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ · noun, verb
- Water is a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. As a countable noun, it can also refer to a body or expanse of water, such as a lake, river, or the sea. Related: liquid, H₂O, aqua, irrigate.
- CHEMICAL /ˈkɛmɪkəl/ · adjective, noun
- As an adjective, relating to chemistry or the composition and reactions of substances. As a noun, a distinct compound or substance prepared by or used in a chemical process. Related: compound, substance, reagent, synthetic.
- PHYSICAL /ˈfɪzɪk(ə)l/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to the body or to material objects and forces, rather than to the mind, emotions, or spirit. As a rare noun, it means a person's physique or bodily form. Related: bodily, corporeal, material, tangible.
- ABRASION /əˈbreɪʒən/ · noun
- The process of scraping or wearing something away by friction; also a scraped or grazed area on the skin or surface of an object. Related: scrape, graze, scratch, erosion.
- FROST /frɒst/ (UK), /frɔːst/ (US) · noun
- A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when water vapour freezes at or below freezing temperature; also the condition of freezing cold weather that kills or damages plants. Related: ice, rime, hoarfrost, freeze.
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