Module 5

3. Made of loose, weathered rock and organic material in which plants with roots can grow. The rock material is composed of sand, silt, and clay.
5. broken pieces of the Earth's lithosphere separated with cracks
6. all the water on the earth’s surface
7. The ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crops.
11. solid layer between the crust and the core
13. the border between 2 tectonic plates
14. trembling and shaking of the Earth's surface
17. when rocks are moved to a new place due to erosion
18. Naturally occurring inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and definite chemical composition
20. Process by which sediments are removed by water, wind, ice, and gravity
22. melted rock on the Earth's surface
23. melted rock beneath the Earth's surface
24. outer most layer of the Earth

1. mass of air that surrounds the earth
2. The average weather conditions of an area over time, usually about thirty years.
4. Process by which rock is broken down by water, wind, ice, and heat.
8. place where all soil formation takes place as a result of the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere coming together
9. central part of the Earth
10. hypothetical super continent that broke apart
12. solid part of the Earth that includes the crust and upper mantel
15. instrument that measures details about a earthquake
16. boundary between the Earth's mantel and crust
19. A mixture of such minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other natural materials.
21. careful and responsible management