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