Across
- 4. The chemical reaction between _______ and other materials
- 5. When a channel from ________ becomes deep and wide
- 7. When the minerals are dropped off at a different location
- 9. a vertical sequence of soil layers
- 11. the process in which materials on or near the earth's surface break down and change
- 12. the loose covering of weathered rock particles and decaying organic matter
- 14. the removal of weathered rock and soil from its original location
- 15. rocks and minerals break physically into smaller pieces
Down
- 1. When water gets into small cracks in rock and _______
- 2. A distinct layer within soil profile
- 3. develops when running water cuts small channels into the side of a slope
- 6. The process by which the outer layer of rock is stripped away
- 8. soil that develops from parent material that has been moved far from its original location
- 10. A soil whose parent material is the local bedrock
- 13. rocks and minerals undergo changes in their chemical composition