Weathering, Erosion, Depositon, and Soil

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Across
  1. 3. materials are dropped in another location
  2. 4. measures the acidity of soil
  3. 8. rocks and minerals are broken down into smaller pieces
  4. 13. soil that is formed above the original bedrock
  5. 15. agent of erosion that naturally pulls materials downward
  6. 16. removal of weathered rock and soil from its original location
  7. 19. the weak acid that forms when water and carbon dioxide combine in the atmosphere
  8. 20. erosion by water is most likely to occur during this season
Down
  1. 1. a nonrenewable resource that is a common cause of acid precipitation
  2. 2. type of rock that carbonic acid can dissolve
  3. 4. another term for mechanical weathering
  4. 5. the cyclic freezing and thawing of water that creates large cracks in rock
  5. 6. type of weathering that changes the composition of the rocks
  6. 7. rock type that weathers the easiest
  7. 9. successive layers of rock are stripped away
  8. 10. planted in the Northern Plains to protect crops from wind erosion
  9. 11. formed when running water slows down when it reaches a large body of water and deposits large amounts of sediment
  10. 12. organic material in soil
  11. 14. the chemical reaction of oxygen and other substances
  12. 17. running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope
  13. 18. type of climate that accelerates chemical weathering