Across
- 3. decaying organic matter
- 6. the process by which rocks and minerals undergo changes in their composition
- 9. vertical sequence of soil layers
- 10. when a channel becomes deep and wide as a result of further erosion
- 11. when running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope
- 12. the freeze thaw cycles of water in the cracks of rocks
- 13. the removal of weathered rock and soil from it's original location
- 14. the loose covering of rock particles and decaying organic matter
- 16. a soil whose parent material is local bedrock
Down
- 1. the process where materials on or near Earth's surface change
- 2. where rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces
- 4. the process of materials being dropped in another location
- 5. distinct layers within the soil profile
- 7. the process by which outer rock layers are stripped away
- 8. soil that develops from parent material that has been moved
- 15. the chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances