Across
- 3. the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.
- 4. what the soil is made of
- 9. A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill.
- 10. the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass
- 11. the top layer of soil
- 13. the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
- 15. the process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized.
- 18. rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic,
- 20. the erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc., caused by chemical reactions
- 22. organic material, or natural organic matter
Down
- 1. a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.
- 2. the state or process of rotting; decay.
- 5. the geomorphic process by which soil, sand, regolith, and rock move downslope typically as a solid
- 6. the force that keeps stuff on the ground
- 7. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
- 8. the process of scraping or wearing something away.
- 12. also called physical weathering and disaggregation, causes rocks to crumble
- 14. solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.
- 16. crack in the ground formed by a narrow or thin piece of ice that measures up to 3–4 meters in length
- 17. A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight.
- 19. solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.
- 21. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
