EH Inv 2 & 3 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. the process by which rocks are weathered due to reactions with substances in water and air
  2. 8. the settling of sediments
  3. 9. the process by which rocks are broken down by breaking and banging
  4. 10. the rock that forms Earth's crust
  5. 14. the process in which two or more substances combine to make one or more new substances that have different properties from the original ones
  6. 15. in geology, a deposit of soft mud in water
  7. 16. a rock that forms when layers of sediments get stuck together
Down
  1. 1. a theory that says sedimentary layers of rock are flat and horizontal
  2. 2. a theory that says sedimentary rocks on the bottom are older than rocks on the top
  3. 3. decreasing the volume of accumulated sediments by using pressure to decrease the size and number of the spaces between the particles
  4. 4. a theory that says geological processes observed in the past are the same as those observed
  5. 5. the carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice
  6. 7. water stored below Earth's surface
  7. 11. to form a solid, insoluble product during a chemical reaction
  8. 12. naturally occurring chemical compound
  9. 13. the deposition of cement in the spaces between particles of sediment