Rocks, Soils, and Landforms

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Across
  1. 2. The process by which eroded materials settle out in another place.
  2. 5. A fan-shaped deposti at the mouth of a river.
  3. 6. The layer of diggable material that covers Earth and provides nutrients for plants to grow.
  4. 8. The process by which water, wind, or ice carries away earth materials.
  5. 9. The land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood.
  6. 11. Any naturally occurring solid, liquid, or gas matter that makes up Earth.
  7. 12. Decomposed plants and animals that become part of the soil, giving it additional nutrients.
  8. 14. Water gets into a crack, freezes, and expands. The ice melts back into water and the process happens all over again.
  9. 16. A deep valley with steep sides eroded by a river.
  10. 17. A fan-shaped deposit formed when a fast flowing stream flows out onto a dry area.
  11. 18. The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces.
Down
  1. 1. Rubbing together of rock to break into smaller pieces.
  2. 3. Breaking rock into smaller pieces without changing what the rock is made of.
  3. 4. Eroded materials that settle.
  4. 7. A high, uplifted area with steep slopes.
  5. 10. A low area between hills and mountains, often where a river flows.
  6. 13. A curve or loop in a river.
  7. 15. A small mountain that is lower and less steep than a mountain.