Across
- 3. the soil lying directly under the soil at surface
- 5. layers of soil that differ in color and texture from the layers above or below
- 9. the build-up of eroded soil particles
- 10. formed when rocks and minerals melt into molten rock
- 11. the process of being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
- 13. process in which sediment is laid down in a new location
- 14. formation of rock crystals in cooling magma
Down
- 1. mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic, water, and air
- 2. hardening and welding of clastic sediments
- 4. rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
- 5. the decayed remains of organisms, water, and air
- 6. the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth
- 7. the process of wearing or being worn by long exposer to the atmosphere
- 8. the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock, in a process called metamorphism
- 12. types of rock formed by accumulation or deposition of mineral/ organic particles at the Earths surface, followed by cementation