Weathering / Erosion Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a type of weathering in which rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces
  2. 6. weathering the process by which rocks and minerals undergo changes in their composition
  3. 8. soil whose parent material is the local bedrock
  4. 10. the chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances
  5. 11. a distinct layer within a soil profile
  6. 12. the removal of weathered rock and soil from its original location
  7. 13. the freeze-thaw cycles of water in the cracks of rock
  8. 15. the process in which materials on or near the surface break down and change.
Down
  1. 1. the process by which outer rock layers are stripped away
  2. 3. when rill erosion becomes deeper and wider
  3. 4. a vertical sequence of soil layers
  4. 5. develops when running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope
  5. 7. the process by whichmaterials are transported or dropped off in a new location.
  6. 9. soil developed from parent material that has moved far from its original location
  7. 14. the loose covering of weathered rock particles and decaying organic material