Across
- 2. a chemical that is found in food and water that makes it more nutritious
- 3. a type of weathering that occurs when water soaks into a material, freezes, expands, and causes the material to break or split apart
- 8. when igneous or sedimentary rocks are exposed to heat and pressure a long time
- 9. resources that can be replaced by nature easily or quickly, like water or sunlight
- 10. a sedimentary rock formed mostly from shells and animal remains
- 12. formed deep below Earth's surface
- 14. smooth, rounded pebbles that have broken off larger rocks
- 15. soil that is worn away by wind and rain
- 16. the process of wind or water moving small pieces of rock, soil, and sand from one place to another
- 18. a solid, nonliving substance found in rocks
- 19. a black or brown rock that is found inside Earth and burned as fuel
Down
- 1. something that people use from nature, like air, water, soil, and rocks
- 4. a large sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land
- 5. the slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces
- 6. natural resources that cannot be replaced by nature easily or quickly, like fossil fuels
- 7. the dropping off of eroded soil, sand, and bits of rock
- 11. a nonmetal element that is used in computer chips and solar cells
- 13. formed when small bits of materials are pressed together in layers
- 17. a liquid that is found beneath Earth's surface that is used as fuel
