Earth History Investigation 1 and 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a natural feature of Earth’s surface with a characteristic shape
  2. 3. the rock that forms Earth’s crust
  3. 7. the settling of sediments
  4. 8. the vertical distance of the land’s surface above sea level
  5. 10. a low-lying area where water may accumulate
  6. 11. a thickness or bed of weathered rock material
  7. 12. material that is deposited by water, wind, or ice
Down
  1. 1. the process of matching up rock layers from different locations
  2. 4. bits of dead plant and animal parts in soil
  3. 5. a process by which particles are separated out from water, wind, or ice by size
  4. 6. the process by which larger rocks crack and break apart over time to form smaller rocks
  5. 8. the carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice
  6. 9. the grinding and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering