Across
- 2. glacial deposit of sediment along the side or front of the retreating glacier
- 5. when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces
- 8. zone formed when two plates collide and one is shoved under the other
- 10. two tectonic plates being pushed together
- 11. minerals that dissolve with the addition of water and glues the pieces of sediment together
- 14. type of rock formed when sediments are compressed or layered
- 17. breaking down material mechanically, biologically, or chemically
- 18. type of rock formed when any type of rock changes into something new
- 19. when mineral breaks in sheets or layers
Down
- 1. minerals are comprised of one or more of these
- 3. process where wind picks up loose sediment and particles wear away other rocky structures
- 4. dark, nutrient rich layer of soil formed from decaying organic matter
- 6. name of the supercontinent formed 200 million years ago
- 7. large rocks caught in a glacier that are deposited somewhere else
- 9. movement of sediment from one place to another
- 12. igneous rock formed when lava cools above the surface
- 13. igneous rock formed when magma cools below the surface
- 15. two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- 16. gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement