Rock that is formed from heat and pressure.

The movement of surface material caused by gravity.

The transportation of material by a mobile agent such as, water, wind, or ice.

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

A triangular chart that uses percentages to find out what type of soil a sample is.

The process in which rocks are formed and destroyed.

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

When the rock changes into different compounds.

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.

The process of weakening and breaking up rocks.

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.

The effect of weathering through living things.(For example a tree's roots)

A vertical section through soil showing its succession.

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

The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

The breakup of a rock using a "freeze-thaw" method

the very bottom layer of soil. This has not been broken up yet.

Gravity