Across
- 4. governs the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides in the United States.
- 8. Type of weathering that occurs through changes like rusting or being exposed to acidic rain.
- 11. Creating step-like flat areas on slopes to reduce erosion and conserve water.
- 12. Areas where plates collide, leading to mountain formation, earthquakes, or subduction zones.
- 13. The movement of rock particles by natural forces like water, wind, or ice.
- 15. Rows of trees or shrubs planted to block wind and protect crops or soil.
- 16. Formed from compressed layers of sediment, such as sand, silt, and organic material
- 17. A slow irrigation system that delivers water directly to plant roots through tubes or emitters.
Down
- 1. Formed when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure without melting.
- 2. Locations where plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes, such as the San Andreas Fault.
- 3. A rotating sprinkler irrigation system that moves in a circular pattern to water large fields.
- 5. Type of weathering that occurs through changes like temperature changes, wind, or water.
- 6. Pests that have evolved resistance to pesticides, antibiotics, or other control methods, making them difficult to eliminate.
- 7. A type of irrigation where water flows through small channels between crop rows.
- 9. Plowing along the natural curves of the land to prevent soil erosion and water runoff.
- 10. Created from cooled magma or lava, either underground (intrusive) or on the surface.
- 14. Places where tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust, such as at mid-ocean ridges.