Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. black or brown rock found inside Earth and burned as fuel
  2. 4. a liquid that is found beneath Earth's surface that is processed as fuel
  3. 5. water soaks into a material, freezes, expands, and causes it to break or split apart
  4. 6. process of wind and water moving bits of rock, soil, and sand from one place to another
  5. 10. slow process that breaks material into smaller pieces.
  6. 11. natural resources that cannot be replaced by nature easily or quickly
  7. 12. nonmetal element used in computer chips and solar cells
  8. 13. soil worn away by wind and rain
  9. 16. dropping off of eroded soil, sand, and bits of rock
Down
  1. 1. large sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land
  2. 3. sedimentary rock formed from shells and animal remains
  3. 7. something that comes from nature
  4. 8. natural resources that can be replaced by nature easily or quickly
  5. 9. smooth rounded pebbles that are covered in particles of soil and rock that have broken off from larger rocks
  6. 14. a mixture of gases that is found beneath Earth's surface and used as fuel
  7. 15. chemical that is an important nutrient for all living things