Soil Crossword

1. the vertical transfer of mass , heat , or other properties in a fluid or substance that undergoes fluid-like dynamics.
6. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
7. a web of processes that outlines how each of the three major rock types
8. form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
9. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
12. molten rock that is underground

1. changes the molecular structure of rocks and soil.
2. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
3. started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form
4. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
5. formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms
10. molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface
11. the biologically active and porous medium that has developed in the uppermost layer of Earth's crust.