Across
- 2. color, texture, ability to retain water, support growth, particle size
- 4. resources that can be replaced easily (air, plants, water, animals)
- 6. the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and form particles of sediment into one mass
- 7. slow process that changes the earth through weathering or decomposition
- 9. materials formed from decayed remains of ancient plants and animals that are burned to produce heat; coal, oil, and natural gas
- 13. an imprint of preserved remains in a sedimentary rock
- 15. resources that will be used up one day and cannot be replaced (coal, oil/petroleum, natural gas)
Down
- 1. the wise use and protection of natural resources
- 3. solid fragments of matter that come from the weathering of rock; can be carried by ice, water, or wind
- 5. the process by which materials are dropped in a new place by the movement of water, ice, or wind
- 8. the process of sediment particles pressing together under pressure due to the weight of top layers
- 10. the top layer of the Earth‛s surface that is made of rocks, minerals, and plant material (sand, clay, loam, silt)
- 11. a natural feature of the surface of the Earth that has a particular shape
- 12. the process by which wind and moving water carry away bits of rock
- 14. the breaking of rocks into smaller pieces; can change the surface of the Earth
- 16. rock rock formed by the deposit of sediments that undergo pressure over time