Across
- 1. decayed matter (mostly plants and animals)
- 7. the rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantal
- 9. the smallest particle
- 11. Broken down rocks and minerals
- 13. the best place for plants to grow
- 15. the hottest part of the earth where the earth gets its heat (inside)
Down
- 2. the process of breaking apart rocks without changing their chemical composition
- 3. the biggest particle
- 4. a large slow moving thing of ice and snow
- 5. the mixture of sand clay and silt
- 6. the solid rock beneath the soil
- 8. when sediments are removed and transported from one place to another
- 10. the process of sediments being deposited to different places
- 12. the mark a rock leaves when scraped on a hard surface
- 14. ability to let air and water pass through