Across
- 5. occurs when erosion stops
- 7. Type of weathering that breaks down rock through chemical changes
- 8. The theory that says geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past and will operate in the future
- 9. wind drops sediment that is finer than sand but coarser than clay. This fine wind deposited sediment is called
- 12. Contains rocks, soil, and the remains of plants and animals
Down
- 1. carries away rock particles
- 2. The process by which wind removes surface materials
- 3. Type of weathering where rock is physically broken down
- 4. A dark colored substance that forms as plants and animals decay
- 6. Forms when wind meets an obstacle such as a clump of grass
- 10. The loose weathered material on earth's surface in which plants grow
- 11. One of several processes that moves sediment downhill