Across
- 2. the layer of dead plant leaves on the surface of the soil
- 3. sediments deposited directly by a glacier
- 7. a looplike bend in the course of a river
- 8. wind erosion that removes surface materials
- 9. a landform with high elevation
- 11. a large stream
- 14. a gap in the geologic time record
- 15. eats dead animals & organisms
- 16. an animal without a backbone
- 17. a scientist who studies fossils
- 18. water that flows over the surface rather than soaking into the ground
Down
- 1. a beach that formed by longshore drift
- 2. the distance in degrees north or south of the equator
- 4. the solid layer of rock beneath the soil
- 5. a ridge formed by the till deposited at the end of a glacier
- 6. sediment is laid down in new locations
- 10. a large channel in soil formed by erosion
- 12. dark-colored organic material in soil
- 13. energy that is stored & waiting to be used later
- 19. the traces of living things