Across
- 4. Soil located above it's parent material.
- 7. Rocks and minerals undergo changes in their composition as the result of chemical reaction.
- 9. Transport of weathered material from 1 location to another.
- 11. Materials are dropped in another location.
- 13. Outer layers are stripped away.
- 14. Distance layer, or zone within a soil profile.
- 16. Erosion by running water in small channels.
Down
- 1. Repeated thawing and freezing.
- 2. Vertical sequence of soil layers.
- 3. Channel becomes deep and wide.
- 5. Rocks on or near Earth's surface break down and change.
- 6. Moved to a location away from it's parent bedrock.
- 8. Rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces.
- 10. Chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances.
- 12. Loose covering of broken rock particles and decaying organic matter.
- 15. Reaction of water with other substances.