Soil

2. The block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault.
5. Occurs when the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall due to compression stress.
7. The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
8. The organic part of soil;formed when dead plants/animals decay.
9. When broken down rock is moved by some force of nature.
11. A solid, naturally occurring substance that was not made by plants or animals.
12. A naturally occurring solid mixture of minerals and organic matter.
13. Mixture of weathered rock, organic matter, water, and air.
14. The block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault.
15. Occurs when the hanging wall moves down with respect to the foot-wall due to tension stress.

1. A break in the Earth’s crust.
3. The chemical and physical processes that break down rock.
4. Occurs when rocks on both sides of the fault slide past each other sideways due to shearing stress.
6. A layer of soil with properties different from the layers above and below it.
10. Force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume.