Across
- 1. accumulation zone
- 4. as more sediments pile up,weight and pressure increase
- 6. visual study of rocks
- 10. fertile land becomes desert land
- 14. draining away of water
- 15. reaction with H2O
- 17. a release of internal rock pressure from erosion and outer rock layers fall off
- 22. a change in a rock; not chemical
- 25. compaction,cementation, recrystallization, and chemical changes
- 28. a layer of broken unconsolidated rock fragments
- 29. a layer parallel to soil surface
- 31. describes the transformation of existing rock
- 32. decomposition
- 33. plowing; increases soil erosion
- 34. nutrient-rich soil layer
- 35. caused by salt crystal growth
- 36. another word for clastic
- 38. Layering a horizontal layer of material
- 39. when rocks are carried to a certain place or weathered
- 40. from lava or magma
Down
- 2. reaction with O2
- 3. wear away the structure of something
- 5. rock that changed due to heat or pressure
- 7. soil type found in wetter enviornments
- 8. how geologist describe rock textures
- 9. rock unit
- 11. loosed particulate matter such as clay, gravel, sand etc .
- 12. mapping of land contours and physical features of an area
- 13. soil type found in dry or semi-arid climates
- 16. molten rock
- 18. study of rocks
- 19. structure of Earth's crust
- 20. takes place after materials are deposited
- 21. soggiest soil type found in tropical and sub-tropical climates
- 23. when a rock goes through chemical change
- 24. leaching zone
- 26. wood chips, manure, straw, leaves and decomposed organic matter
- 27. some weathering of bedrock
- 30. individual band with its own specific characteristics
- 37. similar to strip farming but the land is shaped as well