Rock Cycle - Kvasnicka

3. The process by which weathered rock, soil, and sediments are moved from one location to another by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
5. The uneven distribution of electrical charge in a water molecule, giving it a slight positive charge on one side and a negative charge on the other.
7. The ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
12. The downslope movement of rock, regolith, and soil under the direct influence of gravity.
15. The physical breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments without changing their chemical composition.

1. The underlying geological material (usually bedrock or superficial drift) from which soil horizons form.
2. The continuous process by which rocks are created, destroyed, and transformed into different types over geological time.
4. The mechanical weathering process where water enters cracks in rock, expands upon freezing, and breaks the rock apart.
6. The slow process of rock breaking down and mixing with organic matter, regulated by climate, organisms, and time.
8. The decomposition of rock resulting from chemical reactions that change the mineral composition.
9. Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten magma or lava.
10. Living organisms, such as plants, animals, and microbes, that interact with and affect their environment or soil development.
11. Rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution, typically caused by industrial burning of coal and other fossil fuels.
13. The shape and features of the land surface, including slope and elevation, which influence drainage and soil development.
14. Rock formed from the accumulation, compaction, and cementation of mineral and organic particles.
15. Rock altered from its original form by intense heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids without melting.