Earth Materials Cross Word

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Across
  1. 8. Grains hop or bounce along the surface. (Modes of Sediment Transport)
  2. 9. Desert soils, low in organic matter. (Types of Soil)
  3. 10. Siliceous rock formed from diatom remains in deep ocean conditions. (Formation Examples)
  4. 14. Organic matter. (Soil Horizon)
  5. 15. High mud content, poorly sorted, angular grains. (Textural Maturity)
  6. 16. Minerals Most abundant product from rock decomposition.
  7. 18. Formed from pre-existing rocks (Sedimentary Rock Classification)
  8. 19. Formed from evaporating saline waters (e.g., halite, gypsum). (Formation Examples)
  9. 21. Cement Overgrowths on quartz grains. (Common Cements)
  10. 22. Larger grains roll or slide on the surface. (Modes of Sediment Transport)
  11. 24. Low mud content, well-sorted, rounded grains. (Textural Maturity)
  12. 26. How easily fluid can flow through a material.
  13. 27. Diagram Depicts the threshold velocity needed to entrain (move) grains based on grain size and flow velocity.
  14. 29. Precipitation of minerals (e.g., quartz, calcite) that bind particles together. (Key Diagenetic Processes)
  15. 31. Cement Precipitation in sandstones. (Common Cements)
  16. 32. Well-sorted (similar grain sizes) vs. poorly sorted (mixed sizes). (Clastic Rock Classification)
  17. 34. Cement Gives red coloration to sediments. (Common Cements)
  18. 37. Accumulation of leached materials (illuviation)(Soil Horizon).
  19. 39. Coarse, angular clasts. (Clastic Rock Examples)
  20. 41. Flow Parallel streamlines, orderly. (Fluid Flow Types)
  21. 42. Eolian transport.(Agents of Erosion)
  22. 44. Streams, rivers, waves. (Agents of Erosion)
  23. 45. Formed from calcite precipitation (either biochemically or chemically). (Formation Examples)
  24. 46. From organic processes (e.g., coral reefs, fossilized shells) or inorganic processes (e.g., evaporites, banded iron formations).
  25. 47. Size Gravelstone, sandstone, mudstone. (Clastic Rock Classification)
  26. 48. Medium-sized grains, classified based on texture and composition (e.g., quartz arenite, arkose). (Clastic Rock Examples)
Down
  1. 1. Dissolution of minerals, can create secondary porosity. (Key Diagenetic Processes)
  2. 2. Landslides, rockfalls.(Agents of Erosion)
  3. 3. Mineral material mixed with humus. (Soil Horizon)
  4. 4. Fine-grained, classified based on silt and clay content. (Clastic Rock Examples)
  5. 5. Aluminum oxide, forms in highly acidic climates.
  6. 6. Tropical soils, high in iron and aluminum oxides. (Types of Soil)
  7. 7. The capacity of a material to hold fluid.
  8. 10. Reduces porosity by compressing sediment layers. (Key Diagenetic Processes)
  9. 11. Removal of weathered material from rock outcrops.
  10. 12. All processes that occur between deposition and metamorphism, including compaction, cementation, and chemical alteration.
  11. 13. Forest soils, rich in iron and aluminum.(Types of Soil)
  12. 17. Grassland soils, rich in clay. (Types of Soil)
  13. 20. Fine particles are carried in the flow. (Modes of Sediment Transport)
  14. 22. Indicates transport distance—rounder grains typically traveled farther. (Clastic Rock Classification)
  15. 23. In-situ breakdown of rocks.
  16. 25. Low mud content, well-sorted, subrounded to rounded grains. (Textural Maturity)
  17. 28. Glaciers.(Agents of Erosion)
  18. 30. Flow Chaotic streamlines, irregular. (Fluid Flow Types)
  19. 33. Weathering Physical breakdown (e.g., frost wedging, root wedging).
  20. 35. Formed from precipitation of minerals (biological or inorganic processes) (Sedimentary Rock Classification)
  21. 36. Coarse, rounded clasts. (Clastic Rock Examples)
  22. 38. Major carbonate rocks formed in warm, shallow marine environments. (Carbonate Rocks)
  23. 40. Transitional zone to bedrock. (Soil Horizon)
  24. 43. Weathering Chemical breakdown (e.g., dissolution, hydrolysis, oxidation).