Weathering, Erosion, Soil

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Across
  1. 4. soli that develops from parent material that has been moved far from its original location
  2. 5. a soil whose parent material is the local bedrock
  3. 7. vertical sequence of soil layers
  4. 8. a distinct layer within a soil profile
  5. 10. freeze-thaw cycles of water in cracks
  6. 13. chemical reaction with oxygen
  7. 14. process which materials break down
  8. 15. rocks undergo changes in composition
Down
  1. 1. develops when running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope
  2. 2. minerals and rocks break down
  3. 3. when a channel becomes deep and wide due to further erosion
  4. 6. When weathered materials are dropped off in another location
  5. 9. The loose covering of weathered rock particles and decaying organic matter, called humus, overlying the bedrock of earth’s surface, and serves as a medium for the growth of plants
  6. 11. outer rock layer stripped away
  7. 12. The removal of weathered rock and soil from its original location