Earth Processes

2. the distribution of parts or features on the surface
5. water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface
6. the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
9. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet
13. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas
14. process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
15. a distinct layer of soil, approximately parallel with the land surface
17. a natural process that moves soil from one location to another by wind power
19. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
20. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior

1. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
3. a process that causes rocks to crumble
4. the removal of soil by water and transportation of the eroded materials away from the point of removal
7. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms
8. all the rocks that make up Earth, from the partially melted rock under the crust,
10. the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
11. the laying down of sediment
12. processes that occur directly in association with glacial ice
16. the draining away of water
18. the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything
21. a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater