Rock Cycle Textbook Vocab Crossword

Small pieces of rock chipped away from physical forces
When water freezes in the cracks of rock and expand causing the rock to break up into smaller pieces.
A group of rocks gathered at the bottom of a cliff
Weathering caused by the reduction of pressure that lets sections of outer rock break off
When a mineral is changed by the internal structure having had the removal or addition of elements
Layer of rock and minerals that cover most of Earth's surface
Minerals, organic matter, air, and water combined to get the portion of the regolith layer that lets plants grow
Vertical section of soil that shows succession of horizons and the underlying parent material
Gravity causing a downward slope movement of regolith, rock and soil
Rapidly moving rocks sliding downward
Soil and rock fragments with large amounts of water moving rapidly downward
Soil and regolith slowly moving downward
Large amount of rocks and loose sediments moving together among a curved surface