Topic 5: Earth's Surface Systems

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Across
  1. 5. Mineral deposits that hang from the ceiling of a cave.
  2. 9. Rocks plucked by a glacier scrape and grind across the Earth's surface.
  3. 11. Mineral deposits that form upward from the floor of a cave.
  4. 14. Loose material that plants grow in.
  5. 15. Wind removes the surface layer of sediment.
  6. 16. Changes in the Earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous processes.
Down
  1. 1. A stream or river that runs into another larger river.
  2. 2. Water, wind, ice, and gravity move weathered particles of rock.
  3. 3. Dark colored organic material found in soil.
  4. 4. When sediment is laid down or deposited.
  5. 6. Sediment finer than sand and coarser than clay.
  6. 7. The mixture of sediment that a glacier deposits directly on the surface.
  7. 8. The process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to wind and rain.
  8. 10. Water that runs over the land and picks up sediment.
  9. 12. The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
  10. 13. When a glacier picks up sediment as it moves over the land.