Chapters 7&8

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Across
  1. 1. accumulation zone
  2. 4. as more sediments pile up,weight and pressure increase
  3. 6. visual study of rocks
  4. 10. fertile land becomes desert land
  5. 14. draining away of water
  6. 15. reaction with H2O
  7. 17. a release of internal rock pressure from erosion and outer rock layers fall off
  8. 22. a change in a rock; not chemical
  9. 25. compaction,cementation, recrystallization, and chemical changes
  10. 28. a layer of broken unconsolidated rock fragments
  11. 29. a layer parallel to soil surface
  12. 31. describes the transformation of existing rock
  13. 32. decomposition
  14. 33. plowing; increases soil erosion
  15. 34. nutrient-rich soil layer
  16. 35. caused by salt crystal growth
  17. 36. another word for clastic
  18. 38. Layering a horizontal layer of material
  19. 39. when rocks are carried to a certain place or weathered
  20. 40. from lava or magma
Down
  1. 2. reaction with O2
  2. 3. wear away the structure of something
  3. 5. rock that changed due to heat or pressure
  4. 7. soil type found in wetter enviornments
  5. 8. how geologist describe rock textures
  6. 9. rock unit
  7. 11. loosed particulate matter such as clay, gravel, sand etc .
  8. 12. mapping of land contours and physical features of an area
  9. 13. soil type found in dry or semi-arid climates
  10. 16. molten rock
  11. 18. study of rocks
  12. 19. structure of Earth's crust
  13. 20. takes place after materials are deposited
  14. 21. soggiest soil type found in tropical and sub-tropical climates
  15. 23. when a rock goes through chemical change
  16. 24. leaching zone
  17. 26. wood chips, manure, straw, leaves and decomposed organic matter
  18. 27. some weathering of bedrock
  19. 30. individual band with its own specific characteristics
  20. 37. similar to strip farming but the land is shaped as well