Across
- 2. a solid earth material that is made of minerals
- 4. a representation of something else
- 6. particles that are smooth or slick; smaller than sand and silt, it is difficult to see just one
- 8. the process in which two or more substances combine to make one or more new substances that have different properties from the original ones
- 9. the process of water freezing in the cracks of rocks and breaking them apart
- 10. rocks that are smaller than gravel but bigger than silt
- 13. the carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice
- 15. material that is deposited by water, wind, or ice
- 16. a low-lying area where water may accumulate
Down
- 1. the different rates at which layers of weathered earth materials are carried away by water, wind, or ice
- 3. the process by which rocks are weathered due to reactions with substances in water and air
- 5. the grinding and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering
- 7. a process by which particles are separated out from water, wind, or ice by size, shape, or density
- 11. the settling of sediments
- 12. rocks that are smaller than sand but bigger than clay
- 14. naturally occurring chemical compound
