Rock that is formed from heat and pressure.

Top layer of earth consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.

The process in which rocks are formed and destroyed.

Where rock fragment fall freely; usually happens on steep slopes.

Loose particles created by the weathering and erosion of rock.

Rock that forms when magma hardens beneath the surface.

When the pressure is released off of igneous rock through erosion and uplift.

A layer of soil that has identifiable characteristics produces by chemicals.

Metamorphism affecting rocks over an extensive area as a result of the large-scale action of heat and pressure.

Loose rock lying at the base of a hill.

A vertical section through soil showing its succession.

The process where sediments are solidified and squeezed together to create rock.

The chart used to determine percentages in soil of silt, sand,and clay.