Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary Crossword puzzle

Physical Disintegration of a rock, resulting in small fragments
Accumulation of rock debris at base of cliff
Mechanical breakup of rock occurred by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices
Layer of rock and mineral fragments that nearly everywhere covers Earth´s surface
Type of weathering caused by reducing pressure on a rock surface, allowing outer slabs of rocks to break into layers
Process in which the internal structure of a mineral is altered by the removal and/or addition to elements
Combination of mineral and organic matter, water, air; that portion of the regolith that supports plant growth.
A vertical section through a soil showing it´s succession of horizons and the underlying parent material
Quickly moving downhill flow of soil and rock fragments containing a large amount of water
Downward slipping of a mass of rock or unconsolidated material moving as a unit along a curved surface
Down slope movement of a rock, regolith, and soil under the direct influence of gravity
Slow downhill movement of soil and regolith
Occurs when a mass of rocks slide rapidly down slope planes of weakness