Module 5 Crossword
Across
- 2. the transportation of sediments
- 4. the dropping off of sediments at their final location
- 5. water erosion which creates narrow streams
- 8. the type of weathering where sediments are broken down but not changed in composition
- 11. the breaking away of outer layers of rock due to a change in pressure
- 15. the name for an individual layer of soil
- 16. describes the unique layers of type of soil
- 17. soil which is made from parent material that has been carried from another location
- 18. the type of weathering where sediments are broken down and changed in composition
Down
- 1. erosion caused by large ice formations scraping the terrain
- 3. soil which is made from local parent material
- 6. the reaction of oxygen with metals, creating rust or a reddish hue
- 7. erosion caused by moving water
- 9. water erosion which creates wide and deep streams
- 10. the breakdown of sediments
- 12. wedging a repeated freezing and thawing cycle of water in the cracks of rocks
- 13. the medium for plant growth
- 14. the original source of sediment for soil