Weathering / Erosion Crossword

2. The loose covering of weathered rock particles and humus, overlying the bedrock of Earth’s surface.
6. After the materials are transported, they are dropped in another location in this process.
7. Soil- Soil that develops from patent material that has been moved far from the original location.
9. The removal of weathered rock and soil from its original location.
10. Weathering- A type of weathering in which rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces.
12. Weathering- The process by which rocks and minerals undergo changes in their composition
15. Soil- A soil whose parent material is the local bedrock.

1. Erosion- Develops when running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope.
3. The chemical reaction of oxygen and other substances.
4. wedging- The freeze-thaw cycles of water in the cracks of rocks and rock layers.
5. the process in which materials on or near Earth’s surface break down and change
8. Horizon- A distinct layer within a soil profile.
11. The process by which outer rock layers are stripped away
13. Profile- A vertical sequence of soil layers.
14. Erosion- When a channel becomes deep and wide as a result of erosion, rill erosion develops into this.