clay rich soil crossword Crossword Puzzles
Soil Crossword 2023-02-22
Across
- how soil looks- examples are brown, red, tan, and beige
- to hold
- a soil type with medium-sized particle; found in the bottom of rivers and lakes
- the third or bottom layer of soil
- dead, organic material found on the top layer of soil
- a soil type with a very small particle size; sticky and soft when wet
- a mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus
Down
- the pieces making up a soil
- what grows in soil
- a soil type made of small pieces of rock
- the top layer of soil
- the second layer of soil under topsoil
- how a soil sample feels
- a soil type that is grainy with a large particle size
14 Clues: to hold • what grows in soil • the top layer of soil • how a soil sample feels • the pieces making up a soil • the third or bottom layer of soil • the second layer of soil under topsoil • a soil type made of small pieces of rock • a mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus • dead, organic material found on the top layer of soil • ...
Weathering, Erosion, And Soil 2025-12-09
Across
- this type of weathering works best in cold climates
- soil whose parent material is the local bedrock
- type of water erosion that cuts small channels in slopes
- smallest type of particle found in soil
- rust if formed by this process
- type of erosion that goes slowly but can move large sediments
- the removal of weathered sediment
- this type of weathering is most prevalent in dry climates
- the dropping off of removed sediment
- a distinct layer within a soil profile
- type of weathering where the composition is changed
- the _______ of plants can often cause pressure-based weathering
Down
- the factors of soil formation include, climate, topography, parent material, biological activity, and ___________.
- this force pulls things downslope in many types of erosion
- type of acid formed when Co2 combines with water
- loose covering of weathered rock particles and decaying organic matter
- soil that is rich in organic matter will have a ________ color
- uplift and weathering caused by the removal of overlying pressure
- contains little or no organic matter and is often made of broken-down bedrock
- this is caused by sulfure dioxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxide combining with rain water
- more exposed _________ __________ = a higher rate of weathering
- top layer of a soil profile
- chemical weathering happens the quickest in this type of climate
23 Clues: top layer of a soil profile • rust if formed by this process • the removal of weathered sediment • the dropping off of removed sediment • a distinct layer within a soil profile • smallest type of particle found in soil • soil whose parent material is the local bedrock • type of acid formed when Co2 combines with water • this type of weathering works best in cold climates • ...
Soils 2025-04-01
Across
- Natural soil formation is caused by rock _______. This is where rocks get worn away and turn into tiny sand particles.
- A substance in which you grow things (ex: soil, water, etc...) is called...
- Ideal soil needs 50% ____ space and 50% solid materials.
- In the soil texture triangle, the silt lines run _____.
- The soil texture triangle helps scientists determine the __ of soil.
- In the soil texture triangle, the clay lines run ____ or to the right.
- Soil contains many things such as living ___, worms, bacteria, fungi, and insects.
- _____ material forms the layers above and is mostly made up of large rocks.
- There are ____ factors that affect soil formation: Climate, organisms, relief, parent material, and time.
- This layer is the 2nd from the top layer and is the primary layer where plants grow.
- Is an example of an organism which may replace the organic material layer which is not always present or found.
- This layer is the middle (3rd layer from the top)and is reached by deep rooting plants. Mix of bedrock and topsoil.
- Soil is ____ which means it can grow life.
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- The organic material layer is made up of dead and decaying ____ and twigs and other organic material.
- Dirt is ____. It cannot sustain life.
- This layer of soil is comprised (made up of)large rocks.
- In the soil texture triangle, you can find the sand percent on the ____ of the triangle.
- It takes 500 ____ to make around 1 inch of topsoil.
- ____ silt loam is the state soil of Wisconsin.
- Soil is composed of sand, silt, and _.
- In the soil texture triangle, you can find the silt percent on the ____ side of the triangle.
- In the soil texture triangle, the sand lines run ___.
- These type of scientists use soil layers to determine time and what was happening during that time.
- In the soil texture triangle, you can find the clay percent on the ____ side of the triangle.
- ______ material is the top layer of soil.
25 Clues: Dirt is ____. It cannot sustain life. • Soil is composed of sand, silt, and _. • ______ material is the top layer of soil. • Soil is ____ which means it can grow life. • ____ silt loam is the state soil of Wisconsin. • It takes 500 ____ to make around 1 inch of topsoil. • In the soil texture triangle, the sand lines run ___. • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2022-05-16
Across
- The first river valley civilization
- Rich soil that is good for growing crops
- Fine sand or soil
- A city and the surrounding areas of farmland
- A government with kings and queens
Down
- Used for religion and are also known as temples
- A person who uses specialized skills to produce goods
- _____ is what Mesopotamians used to write on
- Canals formed ____ that was vital for growing crops
- Mesopotamian writing system
10 Clues: Fine sand or soil • Mesopotamian writing system • A government with kings and queens • The first river valley civilization • Rich soil that is good for growing crops • _____ is what Mesopotamians used to write on • A city and the surrounding areas of farmland • Used for religion and are also known as temples • Canals formed ____ that was vital for growing crops • ...
Ecology Playlist 2022-04-05
Across
- largest particle
- equal parts of sand, clay and silt
- smallest particle
- mix of loam and sand
- mixture of sandy,clay and silty soil
Down
- mix of silt and clay
- mix of loam and silt
- mix of sand and clay
- medium particle
- mix of silt clay loam
10 Clues: medium particle • largest particle • smallest particle • mix of silt and clay • mix of loam and silt • mix of sand and clay • mix of loam and sand • mix of silt clay loam • equal parts of sand, clay and silt • mixture of sandy,clay and silty soil
Soils revision 2023-05-31
Across
- Measure of alkalinity or acidity
- A document that provides minimum requirements to suppliers, manufacturers and governments
- The movement of water in and out of a soil profile
- Helps conserve soil water and can add organic matter
- This chart describes the many colours of soils
- Any living or dead plant or animal material in the soil
- Soil mineral with a sticky, "plasticy" feel
Down
- The characteristic of some soils to repel water
- The topsoil layer of a soil profile
- The size, amount and proportion of particles in soil
- This test measures the presence of salt in the soil
- Soil mineral with a "spongey" feel
- Soil mineral with large particle size and a "gritty" feel
- Raises pH and adds calcium
- The arrangement of sand, silt, loam and clay in the soil
15 Clues: Raises pH and adds calcium • Measure of alkalinity or acidity • Soil mineral with a "spongey" feel • The topsoil layer of a soil profile • Soil mineral with a sticky, "plasticy" feel • This chart describes the many colours of soils • The characteristic of some soils to repel water • The movement of water in and out of a soil profile • ...
soil crossword 2022-08-26
Across
- small particles
- biggest particles
- you drink it
- the bottom layer of the ground
- made up of old food and plants
- the 3rd layer in soil or the ground
- a mix of sand, silt and clay
- layer of organic stuff
- food comes from them
- your veggie....
Down
- anything that contains carbon compounds that were formed by living organisms
- you put this on top of your garden to attract worms
- process of decaying
- the second layer of soil
- its what you put in a garden
- fully decayed organic matter
- medium sized particles
- you breath it
18 Clues: you drink it • you breath it • small particles • your veggie.... • biggest particles • process of decaying • food comes from them • medium sized particles • layer of organic stuff • the second layer of soil • its what you put in a garden • fully decayed organic matter • a mix of sand, silt and clay • the bottom layer of the ground • made up of old food and plants • ...
WED PUZZLE (Use your soil & erosion notes to help you) 2022-02-23
Across
- This is found in the R horizon.
- Layer of soil with different color and texture from the layer above or below it.
- The loose, weathered material on Earth’s surface.
- Agent of erosion responsible for land slides.
- Placement of sediments in a final location.
- Pine Forest Middle school's best student.
- Most organic matter comes from _______.
- Decayed organic material in soil.
- Moving rock sediments from one place to another by natural means.
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- How well the soil supports plant growth.
- The management of soil to prevent its destruction.
- The breaking of rock into smaller pieces.
- Dip made of mashed chickpeas, lemon juice, & garlic.
- The smallest soil particles.
- Large ice mass on land made of packed snow; also an agent of erosion.
- Soil with equal parts clay, sand & silt; the best soil for growing plants.
- smaller bits of rock created during weathering.
17 Clues: The smallest soil particles. • This is found in the R horizon. • Decayed organic material in soil. • Most organic matter comes from _______. • How well the soil supports plant growth. • The breaking of rock into smaller pieces. • Pine Forest Middle school's best student. • Placement of sediments in a final location. • Agent of erosion responsible for land slides. • ...
soils 2024-01-24
Across
- Broken down rock that is too small to see with an eye
- How easily soil clumps can be broken apart
- Add this to soil if not enough organic matter
- soil layer with the most life in it
- Process of organic matter breaking down
- In science, we have measured liquids in
- Organic matter provides this to soils
- Sand has this texture
- Composting is a way you can add this to soil
Down
- The largest particle of weathered rock making up soil
- All of the things that make up soil
- An example of an important nutrient is...
- If farmland is not properly taken care of
- An observation made using senses besides sight
- Water and wind do this to rocks over time
- Clay can have this texture
- The underlying stony layer of soil
17 Clues: Sand has this texture • Clay can have this texture • The underlying stony layer of soil • All of the things that make up soil • soil layer with the most life in it • Organic matter provides this to soils • Process of organic matter breaking down • In science, we have measured liquids in • An example of an important nutrient is... • If farmland is not properly taken care of • ...
soil crossword 2022-08-26
Across
- process of decaying
- food comes from them
- a mix of sand, silt and clay
- biggest particles
- the 3rd layer in soil or the ground
- the bottom layer of the ground
- layer of organic stuff
- medium sized particles
- small particles
- you breath it
- you drink it
Down
- your veggie....
- the second layer of soil
- its what you put in a garden
- fully decayed organic matter
- anything that contains carbon compounds that were formed by living organisms
- made up of old food and plants
- you put this on top of your garden to attract worms
18 Clues: you drink it • you breath it • your veggie.... • small particles • biggest particles • process of decaying • food comes from them • layer of organic stuff • medium sized particles • the second layer of soil • its what you put in a garden • fully decayed organic matter • a mix of sand, silt and clay • made up of old food and plants • the bottom layer of the ground • ...
soil crossword 2022-08-26
Across
- small particles
- biggest particles
- you drink it
- the bottom layer of the ground
- made up of old food and plants
- the 3rd layer in soil or the ground
- a mix of sand, silt and clay
- layer of organic stuff
- food comes from them
- your veggie....
Down
- anything that contains carbon compounds that were formed by living organisms
- you put this on top of your garden to attract worms
- process of decaying
- the second layer of soil
- its what you put in a garden
- fully decayed organic matter
- medium sized particles
- you breath it
18 Clues: you drink it • you breath it • small particles • your veggie.... • biggest particles • process of decaying • food comes from them • medium sized particles • layer of organic stuff • the second layer of soil • its what you put in a garden • fully decayed organic matter • a mix of sand, silt and clay • the bottom layer of the ground • made up of old food and plants • ...
Soil Horizons 2025-04-29
Across
- has the finest soil particles of all the layers
- Organic plant and animal matter based in decomposition
- An indestructible material at the bottom layer of soil.
- soil layer rich in hummus
Down
- rich in clay and minerals
- layer made up of broken rocks and pieces of bedrock
6 Clues: rich in clay and minerals • soil layer rich in hummus • has the finest soil particles of all the layers • layer made up of broken rocks and pieces of bedrock • Organic plant and animal matter based in decomposition • An indestructible material at the bottom layer of soil.
Crop Soil/Crop Match and Soil Structure 2018-12-20
Across
- high summer rain fall and a heavy soil will make this grow very well
- a soil texture with a good mixture of sand, silt and clay
- has a negative charge on it
- this is the term to explain how the soil is 'stuck' together
- another name of soil type
- (5/4) the best soil for forage maize
Down
- the smallest type of soil structure, usually found at the top of soil profile
- a soil texture that warms up quickly in the spring
- likes a clay soil, needs a lot of water in early summer
- (7/4)a brassica, needs moderate soil, not too light and not too heavy
- has a negative charge on it, remains of organic matter
- a legume crop, needs a heavy soil
12 Clues: another name of soil type • has a negative charge on it • a legume crop, needs a heavy soil • (5/4) the best soil for forage maize • a soil texture that warms up quickly in the spring • has a negative charge on it, remains of organic matter • likes a clay soil, needs a lot of water in early summer • a soil texture with a good mixture of sand, silt and clay • ...
soil crossword 2022-08-26
Across
- small particles
- biggest particles
- you drink it
- the bottom layer of the ground
- made up of old food and plants
- the 3rd layer in soil or the ground
- a mix of sand, silt and clay
- layer of organic stuff
- food comes from them
- your veggie....
Down
- anything that contains carbon compounds that were formed by living organisms
- you put this on top of your garden to attract worms
- process of decaying
- the second layer of soil
- its what you put in a garden
- fully decayed organic matter
- medium sized particles
- you breath it
18 Clues: you drink it • you breath it • small particles • your veggie.... • biggest particles • process of decaying • food comes from them • medium sized particles • layer of organic stuff • the second layer of soil • its what you put in a garden • fully decayed organic matter • a mix of sand, silt and clay • the bottom layer of the ground • made up of old food and plants • ...
Soils Revision Crossword 2025-10-26
Across
- A chemical reaction occuring in the roots which requires oxygen
- Cultivation is preparing the soil to sow what?
- The result of heavy machinery and animals on wet soil
- Adding water to the soil
- Soils which warm slowly and do not drain well
- Removing excess water from the soil
- Plants need water from the soil so that this chemical reaction can occur
- A mixture of sand, silt and clay
- A type of irrigator
- The property to do with pH and nutrients
- The way the soil particles clump together
- Soil mineral with tiny particles
- The property to do with living things eg earthworms and organic matter
- Crumbly soil is said to be
- Showing care and respect to the soil and soil organisms
- Having 25% water and 25% air in the soil is known as field what?
Down
- N,P,K are examples of
- Soil mineral with large particles
- Fertiliser and lime can be applied using a what?
- Animal waste mixed with water and spread over fields
- Planting a new crop in the same space each season
- Plastic drainage pipes are called
- To bring the acidity of the soil down we add what?
- The way soil feels
- The property to do with temperature, aeration and drainage
- Soils which warm quickly and drain well
- The production system we're focussing on
- Looking after the soil for future generations
28 Clues: The way soil feels • A type of irrigator • N,P,K are examples of • Adding water to the soil • Crumbly soil is said to be • A mixture of sand, silt and clay • Soil mineral with tiny particles • Soil mineral with large particles • Plastic drainage pipes are called • Removing excess water from the soil • Soils which warm quickly and drain well • ...
Soil Minerals 2024-01-25
Across
- voids or openings in the soil that exist between soil particles and soil peds or clods
- the mineral and organic surface of the earth, capable of supporting upland plants
- microscopic, wormlike, transparent organisms that can attack plant roots or stems to cause stunted or unhealthy growth
- a unit of soil structure such as an aggregate, crumb, prism, black of granule, formed by natural processes
- the removal of soluble parts from soils or other materials by percolating water
- a layer of soil, parallel to the surface, having distinct characteristics produced by soil-forming processes
- any vegetation that grows close to the ground, producing protection for the soil
- matter found in or produced by living animals and plants, which contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and often nitrogen and sulfur
Down
- a vertical section of a soil, exposure made by a cut
- the different sizes of various groups of individual soil grains
- particles that are finer than gravel but coarser than silt, 2.00 - 0.5 mm in size
- the arrangement of primary soil particles into compound particles or aggregates that are separated from adjoining aggregates
- medium soil particle size, contains 80% or more of silt and less than 12% of clay
- the relative degree of downward movement of water in soil
- soil that consists of less than 52% sand, 28 to 50% silt and 7 to 27% clay, resulting in a soil texture ideal for gardening
- particle size of less that 2 microns, very sticky
16 Clues: particle size of less that 2 microns, very sticky • a vertical section of a soil, exposure made by a cut • the relative degree of downward movement of water in soil • the different sizes of various groups of individual soil grains • the removal of soluble parts from soils or other materials by percolating water • ...
Soils 2021-04-05
Across
- Tiny creatures that break down dead plants and animals to make rich soil.
- When soil is worn and washed away by wind and rain.
- Soil that has a mix of different particle sizes of rock in it.
- Another word for farming.
Down
- The top layer of soil that has dead plants and animals in it.
- Soil with the smallest particles of rock.
- How fast water flows through the soil.
- The bottom layer of soil made from rock.
8 Clues: Another word for farming. • How fast water flows through the soil. • The bottom layer of soil made from rock. • Soil with the smallest particles of rock. • When soil is worn and washed away by wind and rain. • The top layer of soil that has dead plants and animals in it. • Soil that has a mix of different particle sizes of rock in it. • ...
Formation of Rocks, Soils, and Fossils 2023-01-05
Across
- material made of pieces of weathered rock
- rock that forms when sediments are pressed together
- decaying plant or animal material in soil
Down
- the size of soil particles
- remains of a plant or animal from long ago
- rich soil filled with nutrients
- material made of very small grains of minerals
7 Clues: the size of soil particles • rich soil filled with nutrients • material made of pieces of weathered rock • decaying plant or animal material in soil • remains of a plant or animal from long ago • material made of very small grains of minerals • rock that forms when sediments are pressed together
Mesopotamia 2023-03-14
Across
- an item used to make tools and pots in ancient Mesopotamia
- a person who makes the palaces for kings
- one of the most successful Mesopotamian civilizations
- to grow plants
- very rich soil
Down
- a writing made by wedging shapes into a clay tablet
- the believe in multiple gods
- one of the major rivers in Mesopotamia
- a metal make of the mix of tin and copper
- the believe that your king or queen was chosen by the gods
10 Clues: to grow plants • very rich soil • the believe in multiple gods • one of the major rivers in Mesopotamia • a person who makes the palaces for kings • a metal make of the mix of tin and copper • a writing made by wedging shapes into a clay tablet • one of the most successful Mesopotamian civilizations • an item used to make tools and pots in ancient Mesopotamia • ...
soil crossword 2014-12-06
Across
- what is a type of igneous rock
- what is a common soil in canada
- what soil holds onto water really well
- morainal
- silt moved by wind
- what does CEC stand for
- what information do we need to determine the pore pattern
- what is a characteristic we use to recognize soil
- what is organic soil high in
- parent material
- what is really good for roots and respiration
- clay accumulating
- humic soil
- what is a course kind of soil
- when rocks break down due to rain and water movement
- has calcium
- lacustrine
- layer that has been modified
- what is a type of sedimentary rock
- has mottles
- whats this class about
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- what does the brown/black soil colour indicate
- what soil sometimes has a rusty colour
- development of layers
- what does ELC stand for
- holds soil together
- when depth does deep soil start
- all the solid rock on the outside of the earth
- elevated soil
- how deep does shallow soil go down in cm
- what is the flowery kind of soil
- what pine tree like to grow on a dry textured soil
- what is really good for moving water
- matter what creates a binding site
- what is a function that soil performs in a global system
- fluvial
- the study of water
- where the water begins in the soil
- what type of rocks come out of a volcano
- red colored horizons from mottles
40 Clues: fluvial • morainal • humic soil • lacustrine • has calcium • has mottles • elevated soil • parent material • clay accumulating • silt moved by wind • the study of water • holds soil together • development of layers • whats this class about • what does ELC stand for • what does CEC stand for • layer that has been modified • what is organic soil high in • what is a course kind of soil • ...
Soil Science 2022-08-31
Across
- Aggregates are small, porous, and weakly held together
- Smallest soil particle
- The fineness or coarseness of a soil. It describes the proportion of three sizes of soil particles
- Aggregates are flat or plate-like; plates overlap, usually causing slow permeability
- There is no apparent structure to the soil particles
- ____________ soil is soil that has been moved by natural processes
- This method of determining soil texture uses percentages of sand, silt, and clay determined in a lab
- Rounded Caps, aggregates are prism-like with the vertical axis greater than the horizontal
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- Soil _________ is the ease with which soil may be tilled and the timing of working the soil after a rain
- Aggregates are block-like, with six or more sides; all three dimensions are about the same
- Soil __________ is the process where bedrock is broken down into smaller particles until it becomes soil
- Medium sized soil particle
- Flat caps, aggregates are prism-like with the vertical axis greater than the horizontal
- Soil particles cling together in large uniform masses
- Refers to rainfall, freezing, thawing, wind, and sunlight
- Aggregates are small, non-porous, and strongly held together
- _________ Loam occurs when there is 80% silt and 20% sand in a soil sample
- ___________ grain soil structure, soil particles exist as individuals and do not form aggregates
- refers to the slope characteristics of a soil
- The largest soil particle
- The ease with which air and water may pass through the soil
- This method of determining soil texture may be determined in the field
22 Clues: Smallest soil particle • The largest soil particle • Medium sized soil particle • refers to the slope characteristics of a soil • There is no apparent structure to the soil particles • Soil particles cling together in large uniform masses • Aggregates are small, porous, and weakly held together • Refers to rainfall, freezing, thawing, wind, and sunlight • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-03-14
Across
- an item used to make tools and pots in ancient Mesopotamia
- a person who makes the palaces for kings
- one of the most successful Mesopotamian civilizations
- to grow plants
- very rich soil
Down
- a writing made by wedging shapes into a clay tablet
- the believe in multiple gods
- one of the major rivers in Mesopotamia
- a metal make of the mix of tin and copper
- the believe that your king or queen was chosen by the gods
10 Clues: to grow plants • very rich soil • the believe in multiple gods • one of the major rivers in Mesopotamia • a person who makes the palaces for kings • a metal make of the mix of tin and copper • a writing made by wedging shapes into a clay tablet • one of the most successful Mesopotamian civilizations • an item used to make tools and pots in ancient Mesopotamia • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-03-14
Across
- an item used to make tools and pots in ancient Mesopotamia
- a person who makes the palaces for kings
- one of the most successful Mesopotamian civilizations
- to grow plants
- very rich soil
Down
- a writing made by wedging shapes into a clay tablet
- the believe in multiple gods
- one of the major rivers in Mesopotamia
- a metal make of the mix of tin and copper
- the believe that your king or queen was chosen by the gods
10 Clues: to grow plants • very rich soil • the believe in multiple gods • one of the major rivers in Mesopotamia • a person who makes the palaces for kings • a metal make of the mix of tin and copper • a writing made by wedging shapes into a clay tablet • one of the most successful Mesopotamian civilizations • an item used to make tools and pots in ancient Mesopotamia • ...
Fossil Fuels, Soil and Sedimentary Rocks 2018-11-17
Across
- Force of objects pushing on other objects
- To hold inside, as soil does with water.
- minerals in water sticking together to form
- A mark or depression made by pressure
- a tiny piece of soil
- Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past or how it works
- A component of soil made by the weathering of rocks into tiny grains; rough and gritty texture.
- Rock made of layers of compressed sediments
- To rot and break down the remains of plants and animals into smaller parts
- A substance in soil that is sticky and soft when wet but turns hard when dry.
Down
- the feel of a surface (smooth, rough)
- Small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and the settling in an area
- A component of soil made of small pieces of rock; pebbles; usually a smooth texture.
- a scientist who studies fossils
- The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice
- pressing of layers of sediment into sedimentary rock
- an object or material that in another object or material.
- A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)sand, clay, loam, silt
- To rot and break down into small parts
19 Clues: a tiny piece of soil • a scientist who studies fossils • the feel of a surface (smooth, rough) • A mark or depression made by pressure • To rot and break down into small parts • To hold inside, as soil does with water. • Force of objects pushing on other objects • minerals in water sticking together to form • Rock made of layers of compressed sediments • ...
Soil Vocabulary 2021-11-08
Across
- A minute portion of matter.
- A substance in soil that is sticky and soft when wet but turns hard when dry.
- Breakdown or cause to break down into component elements.
- The field of an object or material.
- Materials in soil made up of decayed plants and animals
- A component of soil made by the weathering of rocks into tiny grains.
- A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus.
Down
- To hold inside, as soil does with water
- A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and maintenance of life
- A component of soil made of small pieces of rock; pebbles
- A mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
- The top layer of soil; a mixture of types of Earth
- Hard and compact mixture of minerals that form naturally.
13 Clues: A minute portion of matter. • A mixture of sand, silt, and clay. • The field of an object or material. • To hold inside, as soil does with water • A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus. • The top layer of soil; a mixture of types of Earth • Materials in soil made up of decayed plants and animals • A component of soil made of small pieces of rock; pebbles • ...
Clay Tools & Vocab 2024-03-21
Across
- Creating clay pieces with no machines
- Clay that has dried out but not been fired
- A clay artist/someone who makes clay creations
- Clay that has been fired once
- Wear this to stay clean in when using clay
- A shiny waterproof coating on the clay
- Liquid Clay for attaching pieces together
- A pointed metal tool for drawing/cutting clay
- A rolled out thin square/rectangle of clay
- A type of ceramics just for decoration
- A tool used to dig or hollow out clay
- An oven for baking clay
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- Clay creations with a specific use or purpose
- A spinning machine used to create clay pots
- Clay after its been dug from the earth
- Used to smooth your clay projects
- An engraving decorating technique
- kneading/slamming of the clay to remove air bubbles
- Where you should NOT apply glaze on a project
- A long thin rope of clay
- A container made of clay
- A simple technique to make a pot using your fingers
- Any material that permanently hardens after heating
- Best tool for slicing through big chunks of clay
- A fine grained soil/earth that is moldable
- The term for creating pieces on the pottery wheel
- The term used for baking clay in the kiln
27 Clues: An oven for baking clay • A long thin rope of clay • A container made of clay • Clay that has been fired once • Used to smooth your clay projects • An engraving decorating technique • Creating clay pieces with no machines • A tool used to dig or hollow out clay • Clay after its been dug from the earth • A shiny waterproof coating on the clay • ...
Soil Puzzle 2022-11-16
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- resource things in the environment that humans can use
- creatures that eat their way through the soil.
- organisms that break remains of the dead
- made up of clay,silt,and sand
- a material with particles of rock
- consists of clay and particles of rocks
- tunnels built by animals in the ground
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- organisms that make humus
- decayed organic material
- measures acidity
- crumbly dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus and clay
- solid layer of rock beneath the soil
12 Clues: measures acidity • decayed organic material • organisms that make humus • made up of clay,silt,and sand • a material with particles of rock • solid layer of rock beneath the soil • tunnels built by animals in the ground • consists of clay and particles of rocks • organisms that break remains of the dead • creatures that eat their way through the soil. • ...
Anchor Activities 2015-02-03
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- -the wearing away of soil and rock particles by waves, wind, running water, or glaciers
- The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.
- ROCK -the rock formation that is the source of mineral fragments in the soil
- -the chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock
- rose - is a design on a map that shows direction. It points which way is north, south, east, west, and some intermediate directions on the map
- -the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface
- -the layer of soil beneath the topsoil that contains mostly clay and other minerals.
- Projection -A conic projection is a type of map in which a cone is wrapped around a sphere (the globe), and the details of the globe are projected onto the conic surface. Then, the cone is unwrapped into a flat surface.
- rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter, essential to soil's fertility
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- FARMING- planting along the natural contours of the land to reduce soil erosion
- map -A topographic map is a map that represents elevations on it.
- DUST BOWL- severe dust storms through out the Midwestern United States in the 1930 due to drought and over farming
- WEATHERING -the processes that break rock into smaller pieces
- scale- The scale of a map is the ratio between the distance between two points found on the map as compared to the actual distance between these points in the real world.
- a mixture of humus, clay, and other minerals that forms the crumbly, topmost layer of soil
- -loose materials such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of shell that have been moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity
- projections -There are many ways of making maps. Since a map is a 2-dimensional representation of a curved surface (a globe), the map cannot be perfectly accurate. These map-making methods are called projections because cartographers have to project a 3-D surface onto a 2-D map. There are many different types of projections that have different uses. Some projections preserve compass directions but distort areas (like Mercator projections), while others preserve area but distort distances and compass directions (like Robinson projections).
- chemical substance that an organism requires to live
- WEATHERING -the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
- MATERIAL -is matter that has come from a once-living organism
- the solid layer of rock beneath the soil
- CONSERVATION- is the management of soil to prevent its destruction
- Northern Hemisphere- is the half of the Earth that is north of the equator
23 Clues: the solid layer of rock beneath the soil • chemical substance that an organism requires to live • WEATHERING -the processes that break rock into smaller pieces • MATERIAL -is matter that has come from a once-living organism • map -A topographic map is a map that represents elevations on it. • CONSERVATION- is the management of soil to prevent its destruction • ...
Mesopotamia 2023-11-10
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- crescent a large arc of rich or fertile farmland that was once a desert
- picture symbols
- the world’s first system of writing, written on clay tablets with a tool called a stylus
- means countryside
- Uruk’s Kings a Sumerian figure in Sumerian literature
- a way of supplying water to an area of land
- are people who perform religious ceremonies
- worship of many gods
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- a city that governs itself
- human-made waterway basins of water to a network of ditches
- the division of society by rank or class
- a group of merchants traveling together
- means city
- long poems that tell the stories of heroes
- a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
- writer
16 Clues: writer • means city • picture symbols • means countryside • worship of many gods • a city that governs itself • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • a group of merchants traveling together • the division of society by rank or class • long poems that tell the stories of heroes • a way of supplying water to an area of land • are people who perform religious ceremonies • ...
Soil science 2024-07-29
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- The living organisms in the soil
- The ability of soil to allow air and water to pass through
- The arrangement of soil particles
- The study of soil
- The process of adding organic matter to soil
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- The ability of soil to hold water
- The layer of soil below the topsoil
- The process by which plants absorb water and nutrients
- The breakdown of rocks into smaller particles
- A type of soil with a high sand content
- A type of soil with high clay content
- The uppermost layer of soil
- The process by which soil particles are carried away by wind or water
13 Clues: The study of soil • The uppermost layer of soil • The living organisms in the soil • The ability of soil to hold water • The arrangement of soil particles • The layer of soil below the topsoil • A type of soil with high clay content • A type of soil with a high sand content • The process of adding organic matter to soil • The breakdown of rocks into smaller particles • ...
gard36 2024-06-18
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- Plant shelter
- Natural method
- Organic fertilizer
- Soil cover method
- Vermicompost container
- Animal waste
- Mutual benefit
- Rich soil layer
- Cover crop
- Soil breathing
- Breaks down naturally
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- Mixed planting
- Soil protector
- Sustainable agriculture
- Organic matter container
- Worm compost
- Soil cover
- Minimal soil disturbance
- Holistic farming
- Rotation
20 Clues: Rotation • Soil cover • Cover crop • Worm compost • Animal waste • Plant shelter • Mixed planting • Natural method • Soil protector • Mutual benefit • Soil breathing • Rich soil layer • Holistic farming • Soil cover method • Organic fertilizer • Breaks down naturally • Vermicompost container • Sustainable agriculture • Organic matter container • Minimal soil disturbance
Soil Life - Micro Organisms 2025-09-23
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- "Goldilocks" soil type with perfect balance of sand, silt, and clay
- Type of matter from living things that decomposes in soil
- Process of breaking down dead material into simpler substances
- Single-celled organisms that eat bacteria and release nutrients
- Chemicals that plants absorb from soil to grow
- Tiny relatives of insects with jointed legs found in soil
- Most abundant soil organisms that break down organic matter
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- Community of living things interacting in a specific environment
- Dense soil with limited air spaces
- Tool used to observe tiny soil organisms
- Microscopic roundworms that wiggle through soil
- Natural environment where organisms live and grow
- Thread-like structures that form partnerships with plant roots
- Underground plant structures that absorb water and minerals
- Soil type with quick drainage and fewer organisms
15 Clues: Dense soil with limited air spaces • Tool used to observe tiny soil organisms • Chemicals that plants absorb from soil to grow • Microscopic roundworms that wiggle through soil • Natural environment where organisms live and grow • Soil type with quick drainage and fewer organisms • Type of matter from living things that decomposes in soil • ...
15 definitions 2023-08-29
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- layers -are called horizons.
- -is the rate at which water moves through the soil.
- Structure - is how
- Soils - have a granular soil structure.
- -has almost equal parts of sand, silt and clay.
- Taxonomy -is the principal reference to soil
- Soils - structure is the best.
- Soils - typically have a loose soil structure.
- holding capacity- is the ability of a soil to hold water for plant use.
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- -has the largest particles.
- Soils - have a blocky or platy structure.
- -has medium sized particles.
- pH -Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity os soils.
- soil particles fit together.
- -is the amount of air space between soil particles.
- -has the smallest sized particles.
16 Clues: Structure - is how • -has the largest particles. • layers -are called horizons. • -has medium sized particles. • Soils - structure is the best. • soil particles fit together. • -has the smallest sized particles. • Soils - have a granular soil structure. • Soils - have a blocky or platy structure. • Taxonomy -is the principal reference to soil • ...
EcoregionsWEB-DATNGUYEN 2019-10-17
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- come from outside of organism
- Located in the southern tip of state with rolling heals
- How many different species are in the area
- Place where animals and plants live.
- Locate in South Central of state soil are vary from a shallow layers of mottled yellow clay
- Sediment that eroded by wind
- maintained in a certain level.
- it break big rock into small.
- located in the north side of state just east of highplain
- a place that have no soil left is the series of community changes take damaged habitat.
- come from inside of organism
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- Locate in the center of state unique rock and mineral
- Located in panhandle soil is alkaline
- simply a scene of event come back to live
- Soil type range from clay loam to clay in the bottomlands with sandy soils.
- located in east side have a lot of trees
- process of being eroded by wind, water natural agents
- biological of interacting organisms environment.
18 Clues: Sediment that eroded by wind • come from inside of organism • come from outside of organism • it break big rock into small. • maintained in a certain level. • Place where animals and plants live. • Located in panhandle soil is alkaline • located in east side have a lot of trees • simply a scene of event come back to live • How many different species are in the area • ...
Gr 5 T4 M1+2 Space and Earth Scavenger Hunt 2022-10-26
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- The line that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere on Earth.
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- The soil layer BELOW topsoil.
- The layer of the Earth that is made up of magma rock.
- When a planet/moon spins on its axis.
- The largest soil particle.
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- The organic part of soil.
- The smallest soil particle.
- An organism that breaks down the remains of other organisms and returns the nutrients to the soil.
- When a celestial (space) object travels in a big circle around another celestial object.
- Soil is a home or __ for many organisms.
- The rocky object that orbits the Earth.
- The soil particle that has a medium size.
- A mixture of Clay, Sand, and Silt soil particles.
- The imaginary line that a planet spins on.
- The centre of the Earth
16 Clues: The centre of the Earth • The organic part of soil. • The largest soil particle. • The smallest soil particle. • The soil layer BELOW topsoil. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • When a planet/moon spins on its axis. • The rocky object that orbits the Earth. • Soil is a home or __ for many organisms. • The soil particle that has a medium size. • ...
2.1 Glossary Soils and Land 2024-10-09
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- A vertical section of soil
- percolation of rainwater through soil
- vegetation that grows close to the ground
- Textural class that contains 85% or moresand and not more than 10% clay
- textural class 80% or more of silt
- horizon of weathered rock which soil is former
- The change in elevation for a given horizontal distance expressed as a %
- elongated depression between uplands, hills or mountains.
- Position of the landscape, ex. top of a hill
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- Surface layer of the soil, with high percentages of decomposed organic matter.
- Rock surfaces that experience atmospheric action with decomposition or alteration.
- downward movement of water in soil
- matter found in living animals and plants containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
- soil size with diameter less than 2 microns
- unit of soil structure
- soil texture ideal for gardening
16 Clues: unit of soil structure • A vertical section of soil • soil texture ideal for gardening • downward movement of water in soil • textural class 80% or more of silt • percolation of rainwater through soil • vegetation that grows close to the ground • soil size with diameter less than 2 microns • Position of the landscape, ex. top of a hill • ...
Gardening 4 2025-02-18
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- – A plant that keeps its leaves year-round.
- – The process of transferring pollen for plant reproduction.
- – A dense soil type that retains water but drains poorly.
- Level – A measure of soil acidity or alkalinity.
- – Organic material in soil that helps retain nutrients.
- Matter – Decomposed plant and animal material that enriches soil.
- Moss – A soil amendment that helps retain moisture.
- – Animal waste used to fertilize gardens.
- – A plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle.
- – A loose soil type that drains quickly but doesn’t hold nutrients well.
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- – A plant that lives for multiple years.
- – The resting phase of a plant, typically in winter.
- – A plant that sheds its leaves annually.
- – A mineral fertilizer that provides potassium to plants.
- Planting – Growing plants together to benefit each other.
- – The process of a seed beginning to grow.
- – The method of growing new plants from cuttings or seeds.
- – The ideal soil mix for plants, made of sand, silt, and clay.
- – A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.
- Meal – A fertilizer made from crushed animal bones.
20 Clues: – A plant that lives for multiple years. • – A plant that sheds its leaves annually. • – Animal waste used to fertilize gardens. • – The process of a seed beginning to grow. • – A plant that keeps its leaves year-round. • Level – A measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. • Meal – A fertilizer made from crushed animal bones. • ...
12.1 Vocab: Soil 2025-03-02
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- when rock breaks down due to chemical reactions
- Used to determine soil texture
- Even mixture of sand, silt and clay
- particle 0.002- 0.05mm in diameter
- continuous mass of solid rock that makes Earth's crust
- the layers of soil
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- the cross section of soil horizons
- Topsoil
- the natural breakdown of rock without a chemical change
- particles less than 0.002mm in diameter
- Bedrock
- the base geologic material
- particles 0.05-2mm in diameter
- a complex plant-supporting system made up of minerals, organic matter, air and water
- Organic Layer/ leaf litter
15 Clues: Topsoil • Bedrock • the layers of soil • the base geologic material • Organic Layer/ leaf litter • Used to determine soil texture • particles 0.05-2mm in diameter • the cross section of soil horizons • particle 0.002- 0.05mm in diameter • Even mixture of sand, silt and clay • particles less than 0.002mm in diameter • when rock breaks down due to chemical reactions • ...
soil crossword 2014-12-06
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- whats this class about
- what information do we need to determine the pore pattern
- when rocks break down due to rain and water movement
- when depth does deep soil start
- lacustrine
- what soil holds onto water really well
- what does CEC stand for
- what is a course kind of soil
- has calcium
- development of layers
- what is the flowery kind of soil
- the study of water
- matter what creates a binding site
- holds soil together
- what is a common soil in canada
- humic soil
- clay accumulating
- what is really good for roots and respiration
- layer that has been modified
- what is a type of igneous rock
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- what is a function that soil performs in a global system
- fluvial
- what is organic soil high in
- where the water begins in the soil
- all the solid rock on the outside of the earth
- what is a characteristic we use to recognize soil
- what soil sometimes has a rusty colour
- what does ELC stand for
- what pine tree like to grow on a dry textured soil
- elevated soil
- has mottles
- morainal
- what type of rocks come out of a volcano
- parent material
- silt moved by wind
- what is really good for moving water
- how deep does shallow soil go down in cm
- what is a type of sedimentary rock
- red colored horizons from mottles
39 Clues: fluvial • morainal • lacustrine • humic soil • has mottles • has calcium • elevated soil • parent material • clay accumulating • the study of water • silt moved by wind • holds soil together • development of layers • whats this class about • what does ELC stand for • what does CEC stand for • what is organic soil high in • layer that has been modified • what is a course kind of soil • ...
soil crossword 2014-12-06
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- whats this class about
- what information do we need to determine the pore pattern
- when rocks break down due to rain and water movement
- when depth does deep soil start
- lacustrine
- what soil holds onto water really well
- what does CEC stand for
- what is a course kind of soil
- has calcium
- development of layers
- what is the flowery kind of soil
- the study of water
- matter what creates a binding site
- holds soil together
- what is a common soil in canada
- humic soil
- clay accumulating
- what is really good for roots and respiration
- layer that has been modified
- what is a type of igneous rock
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- what is a function that soil performs in a global system
- fluvial
- what is organic soil high in
- where the water begins in the soil
- all the solid rock on the outside of the earth
- what is a characteristic we use to recognize soil
- what soil sometimes has a rusty colour
- what does ELC stand for
- what pine tree like to grow on a dry textured soil
- elevated soil
- has mottles
- morainal
- what type of rocks come out of a volcano
- parent material
- silt moved by wind
- what is really good for moving water
- how deep does shallow soil go down in cm
- what is a type of sedimentary rock
- red colored horizons from mottles
39 Clues: fluvial • morainal • lacustrine • humic soil • has mottles • has calcium • elevated soil • parent material • clay accumulating • the study of water • silt moved by wind • holds soil together • development of layers • whats this class about • what does ELC stand for • what does CEC stand for • what is organic soil high in • layer that has been modified • what is a course kind of soil • ...
soil crossword 2014-12-06
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- what soil holds onto water really well
- has mottles
- what is a characteristic we use to recognize soil
- what pine tree like to grow on a dry textured soil
- matter what creates a binding site
- all the solid rock on the outside of the earth
- what does ELC stand for
- how deep does shallow soil go down in cm
- morainal
- elevated soil
- layer that has been modified
- lacustrine
- what information do we need to determine the pore pattern
- what is really good for roots and respiration
- what is a type of sedimentary rock
- when depth does deep soil start
- what type of rocks come out of a volcano
- fluvial
- what is a function that soil performs in a global system
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- what is a common soil in canada
- what is organic soil high in
- silt moved by wind
- where the water begins in the soil
- what does CEC stand for
- what is really good for moving water
- whats this class about
- has calcium
- parent material
- humic soil
- when rocks break down due to rain and water movement
- the study of water
- holds soil together
- what is a course kind of soil
- development of layers
- what is a type of igneous rock
- what is the flowery kind of soil
- what soil sometimes has a rusty colour
- clay accumulating
- red colored horizons from mottles
39 Clues: fluvial • morainal • humic soil • lacustrine • has mottles • has calcium • elevated soil • parent material • clay accumulating • silt moved by wind • the study of water • holds soil together • development of layers • whats this class about • what does CEC stand for • what does ELC stand for • layer that has been modified • what is organic soil high in • what is a course kind of soil • ...
Ecology 2016-01-27
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- a kind of soil that has very tightly packed particles
- sand,clay,and loam belong to this group
- makes its own food
- eats plants and meat
- eats meat
- one living thing
- eats plants
- the process in which plants make glucose for food
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- a factor that was never alive
- must eat for energy
- recycles dead animals
- provides energy for ecosystem
- eats dead animals
- a mix of sand, clay, and silt
- humans breath out this
- a factor that was living or is living
- both species benefit from this relationship
- all members of one living species in an area
- all living and nonliving things that interact with each other
- a close relationship between species that benefits one species
20 Clues: eats meat • eats plants • one living thing • eats dead animals • makes its own food • must eat for energy • eats plants and meat • recycles dead animals • humans breath out this • a factor that was never alive • provides energy for ecosystem • a mix of sand, clay, and silt • a factor that was living or is living • sand,clay,and loam belong to this group • ...
Soil Formation and Properties 2022-04-29
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- The top layer of the soil horizon.
- The undelying soil material that gives rise to the topsoil and subsoil.
- Material composed of decomposing and decomposed organisms.
- The wearing away of soil by wind or water.
- The process of eroding rock over time primarily from the action of rainfall and snowfall.
- The layer of soil right below the topsoil.
- Soil that contains approximately 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay.
- The top layer of soil.
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- A layer of organic matter.
- Also recognized as C Layer.
- The smallest soil particle.
- The minerals that make up the largest portion of soil.
- The largest soil particle.
- The fine relatively inert soil particles carried by running water that is deposited as a sediment.
- The layer of soil right below the topsoil.
15 Clues: The top layer of soil. • A layer of organic matter. • The largest soil particle. • Also recognized as C Layer. • The smallest soil particle. • The top layer of the soil horizon. • The wearing away of soil by wind or water. • The layer of soil right below the topsoil. • The layer of soil right below the topsoil. • The minerals that make up the largest portion of soil. • ...
WED PUZZLE (Use your soil & erosion notes to help you) 2022-02-23
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- This is found in the R horizon
- A large mass of ice made of compacted snow. Also an agent of erosion.
- Smaller bits of rock broken or worn off during the weathering process.
- Soil with equal parts sand, silt and clay; best soil for growing.
- The loose, weathered material on the Earth's Surface.
- The management of soil to prevent its destruction.
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- Breaking rock into smaller pieces by natural forces.
- An agent of erosion responsible for land slides.
- Decayed organic material in soil.
- How well soil supports plant growth.
- The smallest soil particle
- A tasty dip made from mashed chick peas, lemon juice and garlic.
- Moving rock sediments and soil from one location to another by natural forces.
- The placement of sediments in a final resting place.
- The best student at Pine Forest Middle School.
- Layer of soil with different color & texture from the layer above or below it.
16 Clues: The smallest soil particle • This is found in the R horizon • Decayed organic material in soil. • How well soil supports plant growth. • The best student at Pine Forest Middle School. • An agent of erosion responsible for land slides. • The management of soil to prevent its destruction. • Breaking rock into smaller pieces by natural forces. • ...
Let's talk dirt 2020-09-23
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- the amount of water in the atmosphere
- soil __________ determines the amount of water soil can hold
- day length
- soil __________ refers to the proportion of sand, silt and clay sized particles that make up
- soil __________ is the chemicals in it
- that amount of time that something continues
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- the amount or number of things
- the amount of empty space in a material
- soil __________ indicates the minerals in it
- soil __________ the way individual particles of sand, silt, and clay are assembled
- the degree or intensity of heat
- the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind
- an environmental factor that stimulates sight
- organic matter such as decomposing leaves
- a mixture of sand, clay and silt
15 Clues: day length • the amount or number of things • the degree or intensity of heat • a mixture of sand, clay and silt • the amount of water in the atmosphere • soil __________ is the chemicals in it • the amount of empty space in a material • organic matter such as decomposing leaves • soil __________ indicates the minerals in it • that amount of time that something continues • ...
Soil 2013-11-21
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- mixture of humus,sand, silt, and clay
- loose bits of rock
- natural material
- a rock thats the same all the way through
- wet fertile soil
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- the texture of soil
- unweathered rock
- the composition of soil
- dense, thick dirt
- consisting of dead plants and animals
- how fertile soil is
11 Clues: unweathered rock • natural material • wet fertile soil • dense, thick dirt • loose bits of rock • the texture of soil • how fertile soil is • the composition of soil • mixture of humus,sand, silt, and clay • consisting of dead plants and animals • a rock thats the same all the way through
Unit 4 Vocab 2025-12-17
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- Soil Particle that is smaller than sand but larger than clay, moderate porosity and permeability, ideal for farming
- Tectonic plates that lie beneath the ocean floor
- Diagram used to classify soil based on the relative percentage of sand, clay, and silt
- An opening in Earth's crust where lava comes out of, formed by convergent and divergent boundaries
- Process by which one plate goes underneath the other
- The soil particle that has small pores, low permeability, and high porosity
- Tectonic plate that forms the continent
- Type of soil made up of large particles, high permeability
- The proportion of a soil or rock that consists of pore spaces between particles
- The boundary of plate tectonics moving away from each other
- The boundary of plate tectonics sliding past each other
- A Large zone of frequent earthquakes and intense volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean
- Process by which soil and rock are physically worn away and transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity
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- Pieces that make up the lithosphere
- An area of land in which all precipitation and surface runoff drain to the same body of water
- A curved chain of volcanic islands that form at a convergent plate boundary
- The boundary of plate tectonics coming together
- Distinct layers of soil that develop over time as a result of weathering
- The measure of how easily water or other fluids can move through spaces, or pores, between soil or rock particles
- location where plume of hot mantle rises toward the surface
20 Clues: Pieces that make up the lithosphere • Tectonic plate that forms the continent • The boundary of plate tectonics coming together • Tectonic plates that lie beneath the ocean floor • Process by which one plate goes underneath the other • The boundary of plate tectonics sliding past each other • Type of soil made up of large particles, high permeability • ...
Mass Wasting 2014-10-12
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- A mechanical weathering process characterized by the splitting off of slab like sheets of rock.
- an aluminium ore, is the world's main source of aluminium - found typically in rainy tropical climates
- The relative proportions of clay, slit, and sand in a soil. Texture strongly influences the soil's ability to retain and transmit water and air.
- The material upon which soil develops
- A combination of mineral and organic matter, water, and air; that portion of the regolith that supports plant growth.
- Organic matter in soil produced by the decomposition of plants and animals
- The mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of freeing water in cracks and crevices.
- A relatively rapid type of mass wasting that involves the flow of soil and regolith containing a large amount of water. Also called mudflows.
- A vertical section through a soil showing its succession of horizons and the underlying parent material.
- The depletion of soluble materials from the upper soil by downward-percolating water.
- The incorporation and transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as water, wind, or ice.
- Mudflows on the slopes of volcanoes that results when unstable layers of ash and debris become saturated and flow downslope, usually following stream channels.
- Soil associated with the drier regions and characterized by an accumulation of calcium carbonate in the upper horizons.
- A type of movement common to mass wasting processes in which water-saturated materials moves downslope as a viscous fluid.
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- The variation in the rate and degree of weathering caused by such factors as mineral make-up, degree of jointing, and climate, ______ weathering
- The downslope movement of rock, regolith, and soil under the direct influence of gravity.
- The disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface.
- A movement common to mass wasting processes in which the material moving downslope remains fairly coherent and moves along a well-defined surface.
- The layer of rock and mineral fragments that nearly everywhere covers the Earth's surface.
- The washing out of fine soil components from the A horizon by downward-percolating water.
- The physical disintegration of rock, resulting in smaller fragments, _____ weathering
- Is a gradual mass wasting slope process related to freeze-thaw activity, typical of frigid regions at higher latitudes
- Accumulation of rock debris at the base of a cliff.
- Any weathering process that tends to produce a spherical shape from an initially blocky shape, _____ weathering.
- A layer in the soil profile
- A red, highly leached soil type found in the tropics that is rich in oxides of iron and aluminum
- The rapid slide of a mass of rock downslope along planes of weakness.
- The downward slipping of a mass of rock or unconsolidated material moving as a unit along a curved surface.
- Large, dome-shaped structure, usually composed of granite, formed by sheeting, _____ dome.
- The processes by which the internal structure of a mineral is altered by the removal and/ or addition of elements, ______ weathering.
- A type of movement common to mass wasting processes that refers to the free falling of detached individual pieces of any size.
- The concentration of minor amounts of metals that are scattered through unweathered rock into economically valuable concentrations by weathering processes, _____ enrichment.
- Soil of humid regions characterized by the accumulation of iron oxides and aluminum-rich clays n the B horizon
- The downslope movement of water-saturated, clay-rich sediment. Most characteristic in humid regions.
- The slow downhill movement of soil and regolith
35 Clues: A layer in the soil profile • The material upon which soil develops • The slow downhill movement of soil and regolith • Accumulation of rock debris at the base of a cliff. • The rapid slide of a mass of rock downslope along planes of weakness. • The disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface. • ...
Soil, Rocks and Landforms 2022-10-11
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- a dark rock formed from cooling lava
- a sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite
- a metamorphic rock formed when limestone is subjected to heat and pressure
- a solid earth material made of two or more minerals
- to become hard or stiffened due to loss of heat
- an igneous rock that forms inside Earth
- the process by which larger rocks crack and break apart over time to form smaller rocks
- when the volume of a substance increases or gets bigger
- rocks that are smaller than sand, but bigger than clay
- the smallest category of rock pieces; component of soil
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- a sedimentary rock made of sand particles stuck together
- bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil
- the largest category of rock pieces
- a rock composed of smaller pieces like clay, silt, sand, gravel, and pebbles
- two or more objects that work together in a meaningful way
- a common rock forming mineral in the Earth’s crust
- the rubbing, grinding, and bumping of rocks that causes physical weathering
- a representation of the features and actions of a natural system or process
- rocks that are smaller than gravel, but bigger than silt
- rocks that are smaller than pebbles but bigger than sand
- material any natural resource that makes up Earth, including soil and water
- a mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles
22 Clues: the largest category of rock pieces • a dark rock formed from cooling lava • an igneous rock that forms inside Earth • a sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite • bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil • to become hard or stiffened due to loss of heat • a common rock forming mineral in the Earth’s crust • a solid earth material made of two or more minerals • ...
Human Impacts on the Geosphere 2024-03-07
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- may rest quickly or slowly over thousands of years.
- This has altered landscapes completely for the many uses of trees.
- Tension moves these apart, which causes landform to change.
- This soil produces crops such as, corn, wheat, and rye. This soil provides nutrients for crops, and holds water so minerals are NOT washed away.
- cause by deforestation or natural disasters.
- made up of sand, silt, clay, and nonliving plant and animal material.
- These form on land and the ocean floor.
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- impacted by the type of soil in your area.
- grow taller every year from plates pushing against one another
- This soil is very sandy, but rich with minerals. Little rain falls to wash the minerals away
- Has a thin layer of topsoil, the minerals are carried deep into the soil, making plants have very long roots.
- can result in the destruction of landforms and contaminate soil and water.
12 Clues: These form on land and the ocean floor. • impacted by the type of soil in your area. • cause by deforestation or natural disasters. • may rest quickly or slowly over thousands of years. • Tension moves these apart, which causes landform to change. • grow taller every year from plates pushing against one another • ...
Plant Parts and Growth Crossword 2025-10-13
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- process that all plants and other organisms use to convert light into oxygen
- center female reproduction organ
- The swollen base of the pistil that contains ovules, which develop into seeds after fertilization.
- the sticky tip on the pistil that receives pollen
- heavy, nutrient rich, and holds water well type of soil
- loose soil on the ground
- The part of the flower stalk where the parts of the flower are attached
- Usually the most colorful part, which serves to attract pollinators
- stalk that supports the flower
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- sugary liquid produced by nectaries to attract pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
- light energy source for photosynthesis, needed for plant growth
- liquid that all plants need to grow
- Outermost layer, that is green and protects the flower bud
- an element essential for all life to breath in
- stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary
- a gas composed of carbon and oxygen atoms that is necessary for plants to preform photosynthesis
- part of the stamen where pollen is produced
- male part that supports the anther
- fertile, moisture retentive type of soil, but can compact easily
- light, warm, drains quickly, low in nutrients soil
20 Clues: loose soil on the ground • stalk that supports the flower • center female reproduction organ • male part that supports the anther • liquid that all plants need to grow • stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary • part of the stamen where pollen is produced • an element essential for all life to breath in • the sticky tip on the pistil that receives pollen • ...
Soils 2022-03-31
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- a loose granular substance
- stiff sticky fine grained earth used in pottery
- the proportion of sand silt and clay sized particles that make up soil
- a cross sectional view of soil
- the process of being worn by long exposure
- all minerals and other inorganic elements
- the top layer of soil
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- organic component of soil not used on chips
- the spaces between mineral in the soil
- soaking into the ground
- the large source of carbon based compounds found within natural environments
- material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles
- loose compacted yellowish gray deposit
- the soil lying immediately under the topsoil
- medium sized mineral particles
15 Clues: the top layer of soil • soaking into the ground • a loose granular substance • a cross sectional view of soil • medium sized mineral particles • the spaces between mineral in the soil • loose compacted yellowish gray deposit • all minerals and other inorganic elements • the process of being worn by long exposure • organic component of soil not used on chips • ...
Rocks, Minerals, and Soil Crossword 2025-04-21
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- igneous rocks that form when magma cools and solidifies on the surface of the Earth which usually happens during volcanic eruptions
- when soil or rocks are moved by water, wind, or ice.
- that top layer of earth where plants grow that usually contains clay, organic remains, and rock particles.
- igneous rocks that form from magma cooling and solidifying under the Earth’s surface.
- a specific layer of soil that has very specific characteristics.
- when rocks and minerals break down because of chemical fractions and changes
- sedimentary rocks made up of fragments from pre-existing rocks.
- when physical changes cause rocks or minerals to break down.
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- when rocks, soil, or sediment is moved to a different place because of ice, gravity, water, or wind.
- surface soil that usually contains the rich upper layer of soil where plants have most of their roots.
- a naturally occurring solid that is made up of one or more minerals.
- an inorganic, naturally occurring, solid at room temperature building block of rocks that have a specific crystalline structure and defined chemical composition.
- the soil that is right under the surface soil.
- made by the accumulation and cementation of sediments.
- sedimentary rocks formed through living organisms.
- the process of rocks being broken down because of the environment.
- a rock made by magma or lava solidifying.
- sedimentary rocks that are formed from the precipitation of minerals from water or the alteration of existing materials.
- the bottom layer of soil that is made up of solid rock.
- a rock that has been formed by heat or pressure.
20 Clues: a rock made by magma or lava solidifying. • the soil that is right under the surface soil. • a rock that has been formed by heat or pressure. • sedimentary rocks formed through living organisms. • when soil or rocks are moved by water, wind, or ice. • made by the accumulation and cementation of sediments. • the bottom layer of soil that is made up of solid rock. • ...
Soil Science 2025-11-18
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- measure of how acidic or basic a soil is
- largest soil particle that drains water quickly
- medium sized soil particle with smooth feel
- smallest soil particle that holds water tightly
- ability of soil to provide nutrients for plant growth
- dark organic material formed from decayed plants and animals
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- ability of soil to allow water to pass through
- proportion of sand silt and clay in a soil
- movement of soil by wind water or gravity
- ideal soil mix containing sand silt and clay
10 Clues: measure of how acidic or basic a soil is • movement of soil by wind water or gravity • proportion of sand silt and clay in a soil • medium sized soil particle with smooth feel • ideal soil mix containing sand silt and clay • ability of soil to allow water to pass through • largest soil particle that drains water quickly • smallest soil particle that holds water tightly • ...
Chapter 8: Weathering, Erosion and Soils 2025-12-05
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- The process by which fertile land becomes desert-like due to drought or poor land use, such as overgrazing or deforestation.
- _____ matter - Living or formerly living plant and animal material in soil that adds nutrients and helps hold moisture.
- Soil _____ - Practices that protect soil from erosion and loss of fertility, such as planting cover crops or rotating crops.
- _____ activity - Mechanical weathering caused by living things, such as plant roots widening cracks or animals breaking up soil and rock.
- soil _____ - The proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles in a soil.
- _____ weathering - The process that breaks down rock by changing its chemical composition, often through reactions with water, oxygen, or acids.
- Decayed organic material in soil.
- A mechanical weathering process where overlying rock is removed, reducing pressure and causing the exposed rock to crack and peel in layers.
- _____ rain - Rainwater that contains higher levels of acids due to pollution, which speeds up chemical weathering.
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- Frost ______ - A type of mechanical weathering in which water seeps into cracks, freezes, expands, and forces the rock apart.
- _____ weathering - The process that physically breaks rock into smaller pieces without changing its chemical makeup.
- The uppermost, darkest soil layer where most organic matter is found and where plant roots grow.
- A weathered mixture of minerals, water, air, and organic material that covers the Earth's surface.
- A medium-sized soil particle, smaller than sand but larger than clay.
- _____ weathering - The process in which softer, less resistant rocks wear away faster than harder, more resistant rocks, creating uneven landscapes.
- The smallest soil particle type; it is easily compacted and holds water and nutrients very well.
- An organism that can grow on rocks and slowly break them down by chemical weathering.
- a large-sized soil particle, which drains easily.
18 Clues: Decayed organic material in soil. • a large-sized soil particle, which drains easily. • A medium-sized soil particle, smaller than sand but larger than clay. • soil _____ - The proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles in a soil. • An organism that can grow on rocks and slowly break them down by chemical weathering. • ...
Create a Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-10
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- layers of molecules that are deliberately applied to surfaces
- Single unit of soil which is aggregated into granular, platy, blocky, prismatic, or columnar structure.
- a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.
- fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.
- the proportion of sand, silt and clay sized particles that make up the mineral fraction of the soil.
- a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
- the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
- the development of a plant from a seed or spore after a period of dormancy.
- a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together.
- drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater.
- Soil texture can be identified using the ____
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- the large source of carbon-based compounds found within natural and engineered, terrestrial, and aquatic environments
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
- a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.
- the breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock
- a term for the general physical, chemical, and mineralogical composition of the unconsolidated material, mineral or organic, in which soil forms.
- having or developing buds.
- reduced tillage
- short for monocotyledon.
- a liquid (e.g., oil or water) with which pigments are mixed to make paint.
20 Clues: reduced tillage • short for monocotyledon. • having or developing buds. • Soil texture can be identified using the ____ • a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus. • layers of molecules that are deliberately applied to surfaces • a liquid (e.g., oil or water) with which pigments are mixed to make paint. • ...
Soil science 2023-12-18
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- rocks formed from molten magma
- having two or more pedons within the limits of a single soil series
- when colour patterns form by the oxidation and reduction of iron or manganese caused by saturated conditions in the soil
- rocks formed from other rocks
- grassland soils, soft very organic surface layers, High fertility, and high in nutrients
- fan-shaped deposit of sediment
- poorly formed indistinct peds
- beginning of B horizon
- recent undeveloped soils
- loose mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth
- loose and partly weathered mineral materials accumulated by disintegration of consolidated rock
- an imaginery 3d unit of a soil
- the layer of loose rocky material covering bedrock
- inputs of materials to the developing soil
- where material that settles near the mouth of a river
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- medium and fine grains of sand that are picked up by strong winds and piled into hills
- special physical properties of soil
- what does SMR stand for
- clay-rich soils which swell or shrink with moisture
- river valley that is disturbed during a flood
- is material deposited directly by ice.
- mineral surface noted for its dark colour with accumulated organic matter
- leaching to groundwater, erosion of surface materials, or other forms of removal
- vertical section from surface residual materials
- formed when weathering products released from older rocks collect under water
25 Clues: beginning of B horizon • what does SMR stand for • recent undeveloped soils • rocks formed from other rocks • poorly formed indistinct peds • rocks formed from molten magma • fan-shaped deposit of sediment • an imaginery 3d unit of a soil • special physical properties of soil • is material deposited directly by ice. • inputs of materials to the developing soil • ...
Soil and Water Conservation 2024-10-29
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- – a period of little rain, affecting soil moisture.
- Irrigation – a system delivering water directly to roots.
- – methods to use water carefully.
- – water taken up by soil and plants.
- – areas where all water drains to a common point.
- Rotation – changing crops each season to keep soil nutrient-rich.
- – small plants that help reduce wind erosion.
- and Silt – small soil particles that build up in water.
- – water soaking into the ground.
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- – soil pressed tightly, limiting water infiltration.
- – water held beneath the earth’s surface.
- – underground layers storing groundwater.
- – practices to keep soil healthy and prevent erosion.
- – trees or shrubs that protect soil from wind.
- – soil that allows water to pass through.
- – organic material that enriches soil.
- – the community of plants, animals, and their environment.
- – soil being worn away by wind or water.
- – decomposed organic matter that improves soil.
- – the variety of life within an ecosystem
- – the fertile layer rich in nutrients and minerals.
- – water flowing over land, which can cause erosion.
22 Clues: – water soaking into the ground. • – methods to use water carefully. • – water taken up by soil and plants. • – organic material that enriches soil. • – soil being worn away by wind or water. • – water held beneath the earth’s surface. • – underground layers storing groundwater. • – soil that allows water to pass through. • – the variety of life within an ecosystem • ...
Geology ASSESSMENT review 2024-09-02
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- type of rock forms when magma cools and hardens
- soil helps do this to the water that seeps into the ground
- type of material that first exist before soil can form
- the type of rock formed by heat and pressure
- a very shiny and glass-like igneous rock formed this way
- a chemically pure substance
- can prevent erosion by practicing soil conservation
- a mixture of minerals, water, air, and organic matter
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- the only type of rock that is NOT produced by either heating or cooling
- not consisting of or deriving from living matter.
- soil texture is made of large particles and feels gritty or rough
- type of soil is made of nearly equal parts of sand, clay and silt
- rocks have a mixture of this of minerals
- a mineral occurs this way
- the most important organisms to the formation of soil
- soil texture is smooth and hard when dry but sticky when wet
- the decomposed organic matter that forms the very top layer of soil
- rocks can contain these, but minerals do not
18 Clues: a mineral occurs this way • a chemically pure substance • rocks have a mixture of this of minerals • the type of rock formed by heat and pressure • rocks can contain these, but minerals do not • type of rock forms when magma cools and hardens • not consisting of or deriving from living matter. • can prevent erosion by practicing soil conservation • ...
Create a Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-10
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- layers of molecules that are deliberately applied to surfaces
- Single unit of soil which is aggregated into granular, platy, blocky, prismatic, or columnar structure.
- a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.
- fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.
- the proportion of sand, silt and clay sized particles that make up the mineral fraction of the soil.
- a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
- the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
- the development of a plant from a seed or spore after a period of dormancy.
- a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together.
- drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater.
- Soil texture can be identified using the ____
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- the large source of carbon-based compounds found within natural and engineered, terrestrial, and aquatic environments
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
- a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.
- the breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock
- a term for the general physical, chemical, and mineralogical composition of the unconsolidated material, mineral or organic, in which soil forms.
- having or developing buds.
- reduced tillage
- short for monocotyledon.
- a liquid (e.g., oil or water) with which pigments are mixed to make paint.
20 Clues: reduced tillage • short for monocotyledon. • having or developing buds. • Soil texture can be identified using the ____ • a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus. • layers of molecules that are deliberately applied to surfaces • a liquid (e.g., oil or water) with which pigments are mixed to make paint. • ...
Guess What I am? 2021-08-23
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- rich in nutrients and minerals
- the texture of sand
- covers almost the land part of the earth
- the largest particles of rocks
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- humus comes from ________ materials
- silt can be found near the _______.
- contains decaying materials
- sticky when wet and hard when dry
- loam is good for ______ growth
- smooth and fine in texture
10 Clues: the texture of sand • smooth and fine in texture • contains decaying materials • rich in nutrients and minerals • loam is good for ______ growth • the largest particles of rocks • sticky when wet and hard when dry • humus comes from ________ materials • silt can be found near the _______. • covers almost the land part of the earth
NRE 2.1 Glossary Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-01
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- profile A vertical section of a soil. The section, or face of an exposure made by a cut, may exhibit with depth a succession of separate layers although these may not be separated by sharp lines of demarcation.
- A textural class of soils that contains 80 percent or more of silt and less than 12 percent clay.
- The long-term average weather conditions.
- The surface layer of soil, containing relatively high percentages of decomposed and partially decomposed organic matter.
- Mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature.
- Inorganic compound that occurs naturally in the Earth and has a distinctive structure.
- The artificial application of water to soil for the purpose of increasing plant production.
- The change in elevation for a given horizontal distance of the surface of the Earth, often expressed as a percentage.
- The mineral and organic surface of the earth capable of supporting upland plants. It has been (and is being) formed by the active factors of climate and biosphere exerting their influence on passive parent material and topography over neutral time.
- Any igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock that is represented as a unit in geological mapping.
- The science of classification of organisms and other objects and their arrangement into systematic groups, such as species, genus, family, and order.
- matter Matter found in, or produced by, living animals and plants, which contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and often nitrogen and sulfur.
- A unit of soil structure such as an aggregate, crumb, prism, block, or granule, formed by natural processes (in contrast with a clod, which is formed artificially by compression of a wet clay soil).
- An elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains.
- structure The arrangement of primary soil particles into compound particles or aggregates that are separated from adjoining aggregates. Size, shape, and distinctness are used to describe soil structure. Farmers often describe soil structure with words, such as crumbly or cloddy.
- Refers to the extent of voids or openings in the soil that exist between soil particles and soil peds or clods. These pores hold water and air for absorption by plant roots. A porosity of 50% is excellent for plant growth.
- material The horizon of weathered rock or partially weathered soil material from which the soil is formed.
- The group of processes whereby earth or rock material is worn away, loosened, or dissolved and removed from any part of the earth’s surface.
- In soil science, a group of textural classes in which the particles are finer than gravel but coarser than silt, ranging in size from 2.00 to 0.5 millimeters in diameter. It is the textural class of any soil that contains 85 percent or more of sand and not more than 10 percent of clay.
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- The percolation of rainwater through the soil.
- texture The relative proportion in a soil of the various size groups of individual soil grains.
- A size term denoting particles, regardless of mineral composition, with diameter less than two microns.
- Slope of the land and the position on the landscape, such as the top of a hill, a hillside, or the foot of a slope.
- Atmospheric action on rock surfaces producing decomposition, disintegration, or alteration of rock.
- The capacity of soil or rock for transmitting a fluid. Degree of permeability depends upon the size and shape of the pores, the size, and shape of their interconnections, and the extent of the latter.
- Drainage The relative degree of downward movement of water in a soil. Also called permeability.
- A layer of soil, approximately parallel to the surface, having distinct characteristics produced by soil-forming processes.
- The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
- Unweathered hard rock that lies directly beneath the soil layers or beneath superficial geological deposits, such as glacial drift.
- Soil that consists of less than 52 percent sand, 28 to 50 percent silt, and 7 to 27 percent clay, resulting in a soil texture ideal for gardening.
- Accumulation of water-worn pebbles larger than two millimeters in diameter.
- Any living individual whether plant or animal.
- A natural part of the Earth’s surface characterized by any single factor or combination of topgograhpy, climate, soil, rocks, vegetation; the natural landscape.
- cover Any vegetation that grows close to the ground, producing protection for the soil.
- The many soil particles held together in a small mass.
35 Clues: The long-term average weather conditions. • The percolation of rainwater through the soil. • Any living individual whether plant or animal. • The many soil particles held together in a small mass. • An elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains. • The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. • ...
Unit 4 Vocab 2024-02-26
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- An organic media that is partially decomposed amteral mind from swamps
- The layers of soil
- This horizon is the parent material
- This horizon is the subsoil and is a clayey soil that has a high mineral content
- An organic media that is dehydrated remains of acid bog plants
- An organic media that is dead plant or animal tissue
- How the soil particles fit together
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- This horizon is the topsoil and is just below O Horizon, is home to earthworms and soil organisms
- An inorganic media that is a mica mineral matter commonly used to start seed and cuttings
- This horizon is rich in organic matter in various stages of decomposition and is dark in color
- This horizon is bed rock
- This media is decayed organic matter that is used for soil conditioning and fertilizer.
- An organic material that is a larger matter added to some horticulture media to promote drainage and usually makes the mix heavier
- The sizes of the soil particles: sand, silt, clay.
- An inorganic media that is a natural volcanic material
15 Clues: The layers of soil • This horizon is bed rock • This horizon is the parent material • How the soil particles fit together • The sizes of the soil particles: sand, silt, clay. • An organic media that is dead plant or animal tissue • An inorganic media that is a natural volcanic material • An organic media that is dehydrated remains of acid bog plants • ...
Chapter 2 2014-01-31
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- a process at which it makes ice,water,wind,or gravity move weathered rock and soil
- is in soil that is organic and dark colored
- planting different crops to maintain the soil
- is beneath the top soil and is made up of clay and other minerals
- shows the elevation from an above view
- a line that is labeled with the elevation of that line in round units
- is the topmost soil and is made of clay,mixture of humus,and other minerals that form crumbly
- a type of weathering where the rock breaks into smaller pieces
- weathered material that is loose on earth's surface that can grow plants
- which is a method that has dead stalks of the previous year to hold the soil in place
- chemical change where a substance mixes with oxygen and forms rust
- grinding way of rock that carries in water,ice,or wind into rock particles
- is a soil organism that breaks down remains of other organisms
- a measure which watches how soil supports plant growth
- characteristic that has tiny air spaces at which water seeps through
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- the process which is chemical or physical that breaks rock down at earth's surface
- fertile soil that is made up of sand,clay and silt that is in equal parts
- prevents destruction of soil
- a geological principle that operated in the past and is used today that changed earth's surface
- is an area in the Great Plains which was loss of soil
- layer of soil that has different color and texture than from above or below it
- a type of weathering that breaks down rocks with chemical changes
- a process that splits rocks when water goes in and then freezes and expands
- the dead plants and stems that are loose on the earth's surface
- a line that connects points of equal elevation
- solid layer of a rock beneath the soil
- the differ in elevation from one line to the other
- anything that is human use in an environment
- is grass roots and soil
29 Clues: is grass roots and soil • prevents destruction of soil • shows the elevation from an above view • solid layer of a rock beneath the soil • is in soil that is organic and dark colored • anything that is human use in an environment • planting different crops to maintain the soil • a line that connects points of equal elevation • ...
Soil Vocabulary 2022-03-25
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- refers to the proportion of sand, silt, and clay-sized particles that make up the mineral function of the soil
- the space between soil particles where air, water, and nutrients are stored
- a cross-sectional view of soil
- largest soil particle(1 to 0.05mm)
- the organic component of soil formed by the decomposition of plant materials
- sources of carbon-based compounds found within certain environments
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- a whole formed by combining several elements
- soil deposited by wind
- a soil layer that is almost entirely composed of mineral
- element essential for normal body functions
- permeation of a liquid into something by filtration
- the process of being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere
- desirable proportions of nutrients located near the surface that supports good growth
- intermediate soil particles(0.05 to 0.002mm)
- smallest of soil particles(less than 0.002mm)
15 Clues: soil deposited by wind • a cross-sectional view of soil • largest soil particle(1 to 0.05mm) • element essential for normal body functions • a whole formed by combining several elements • intermediate soil particles(0.05 to 0.002mm) • smallest of soil particles(less than 0.002mm) • permeation of a liquid into something by filtration • ...
Lesson 2.1 Key Terms 2024-10-08
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- – The arrangement of primary soil particles into compound particles or aggregates that are separated from adjoining aggregates.
- – A unit of soil structure such as an aggregate, crumb, prism, block, or granule, formed by natural processes (in contrast with a clod, which is formed artificially by compression of a wet clay soil).
- – The removal of soluble constituents from soils or other materials by percolating water.
- – The relative proportion in a soil of the various size groups of individual soil
- – The artificial application of water to soil for the purpose of increasing plant production.
- matter – Matter found in or produced by, living animals and plants, which contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and often nitrogen and sulfur.
- – The horizon of weathered rock or partially weathered soil material from which the soil is formed.
- – The capacity of soil or rock for transmitting a fluid. The degree of permeability depends upon the size and shape of the pores, the size, and shape of their interconnections, and the extent of the latter.
- – In soil science, a group of textural classes in which the particles are finer than gravel but coarser than silt, ranging in size from 2.00 to 0.5 millimeters in diameter. It is the textural class of any soil that contains 85 percent or more of sand and not more than 10 percent of clay.
- – Accumulation of water-worn pebbles larger than two millimeters in diameter.
- – The mineral and organic surface of the earth capable of supporting upland plants. It has been (and is being) formed by the active factors of climate and biosphere exerting their influence on passive parent material and topography over neutral time.
- – An organism so small that it cannot be seen clearly without the use of a microscope, a microscopic or submicroscopic organism.
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- – A phylum or division of the animal kingdom; includes insects, spiders, and Crustacea; characterized by a coating which serves as an external skeleton and by legs with distinct movable segments or joints.
- – A textural class of soils containing 80 percent or more of silt and less than 12 percent clay.
- – Single-celled microorganisms; some cause human, animal, or plant diseases; others are beneficial.
- – Any living individual, whether plant or animal.
- – Microscopic, wormlike, transparent organisms that can attack plant roots or stems to cause stunted or unhealthy growth.
- – The relative degree of downward movement of water in a soil. Also called permeability.
- – Refers to the extent of voids or openings in the soil that exist between soil particles and soil peds or clods. These pores hold water and air for absorption by plant roots. About half of soil volume which is in a good physical condition for plant growth is pore space.
- – Color difference on a mass of moderately poorly drained soil.
- – A size term denoting particles, regardless of mineral composition, with a diameter less than two microns.
- – Plantlike organisms that have no chlorophyll; they get their nourishment from living or decaying organic matter.
- – Mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature.
- – Unweathered hard rock that lies directly beneath the soil layers or beneath superficial geological deposits, such as glacial drift.
- – A vertical section of a soil. The section, or face of an exposure made by a cut, may exhibit with depth a succession of separate layers, although these may not be separated by sharp lines of demarcation.
- – Any vegetation that grows close to the ground, producing protection for the soil.
- – Soil that consists of less than 52 percent sand, 28 to 50 percent silt, and 7 to 27 percent clay, resulting in a soil texture ideal for gardening.
- – A layer of soil, approximately parallel to the surface, having distinct characteristics produced by soil-forming processes.
28 Clues: – Any living individual, whether plant or animal. • – Color difference on a mass of moderately poorly drained soil. • – Accumulation of water-worn pebbles larger than two millimeters in diameter. • – The relative proportion in a soil of the various size groups of individual soil • ...
ES Chapter 12 Soils Review 2019-03-07
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- type of land used to grow crops
- soil consisting of mostly sand and some clay
- dead organic material
- soil addition
- breaking down
- action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location
- increased soil salt content
- soil ________ equates to flexibility
- here fishy fishy fishy
- availability of food and individuals' accessibility to it, where accessibility includes affordability
- OAEBCR profiles
- a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry area of land becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife
- wind erosion fueled event
- Most common soil type from the pyramid
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- cross section of soil
- area of biology involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products
- type of grazing that reverses desertification from the TED talk
- growing a single crop
- gene movement
- spreading water around
- Krusty Krab customer
- sediment mixed in water
- bees and hum-birds
- weedkillers
- output
- severe malnutrition
- high density livestock facility
- spare copies of plants location
- Soil Horizon Level R
29 Clues: output • weedkillers • soil addition • gene movement • breaking down • OAEBCR profiles • bees and hum-birds • severe malnutrition • Krusty Krab customer • Soil Horizon Level R • cross section of soil • growing a single crop • dead organic material • spreading water around • here fishy fishy fishy • sediment mixed in water • wind erosion fueled event • increased soil salt content • ...
Earth Science chapter 15 vocab and more. 2023-04-11
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- Formed when water is involved in the weathering of minerals such as feldspar.
- particles of dust.
- this is made up of particles that measure 0.002 to 0.05 mm in diameter
- the dark organic material in soil produced by the decay of plant and animal matter.
- charged element or molecule.
- the portion of Earth's surface that consists of organic matter, sediment, air and water.
- permanently frozen soil located from 25 to about 100 centimeters below Earth's surface.
- a process by which water dissolves substances and causes them to be removed from one location to another
- helps plants make proteins.
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- weather particles of quartz and feldspar that measure up to 2mm.
- a process that breaks rocks and minerals into soil
- a material rich in nutrients and that retains water.
- cross section that shows the different layers of soil in the ground.
13 Clues: particles of dust. • helps plants make proteins. • charged element or molecule. • a process that breaks rocks and minerals into soil • a material rich in nutrients and that retains water. • weather particles of quartz and feldspar that measure up to 2mm. • cross section that shows the different layers of soil in the ground. • ...
Chapter 2g 2014-02-03
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- layer that is made of mostly clay and other minerals
- plowing the edges of slopes to prevent soil loss
- hard rock underneath the soil
- wares away physically
- organism that breaks down soil
- thick mass of grass roots and soil
- line that shows levels of elevation
- layer of dead plants, leaves, and soil
- layer that is what plants get planted in
- method of farming to keep switching crops to keep soil fertile
- geological principle that uses the same geological process as before
- characteristic of a mineral that has tiny holes in it
Down
- cause of potholes
- organic material
- loose material that plants grow in
- Great Plains area in the 1930s when wind caused soil loss
- line that shows increasion from one line to another
- breaks down ricks at Earths surface
- management to prevent soil destruction
- anything natural that humans use
- method to leave crops in to hold soil in place
- chemically breaks down rocks
- heavy line that shows round units
- measure of how the soil supports the plant
- ice, water, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil
- map that shows surface features
- chemical change when oxygen and other substances combine
- grinding away by ice and water
- soil that is equally made up by clay, silt, and sand
- layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers around it
30 Clues: organic material • cause of potholes • wares away physically • chemically breaks down rocks • hard rock underneath the soil • organism that breaks down soil • grinding away by ice and water • map that shows surface features • anything natural that humans use • heavy line that shows round units • loose material that plants grow in • thick mass of grass roots and soil • ...
Hydroponics Artificial way of growing plants through water 2025-10-09
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- Artificial way of growing plants through water
- It is caused by the extensive use of acidifying fertilizers
- It is fine and soft, it forms part of the soil and retains water without being mud
- It makes the soil rich, nourishes plants, and gives them shelter. Without it, the harvest would be poor
- It is caused by the use of persistent or toxic agricultural chemicals
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- Ceramic main element
- It does not retain water, it forms part of the soil, they are small grains that are in excess on the beach
- It is found between 5-10% in the composition of the soil
- Reduction of soil cover that can cause soil erosion
- Process caused by excess salts
10 Clues: Ceramic main element • Process caused by excess salts • Artificial way of growing plants through water • Reduction of soil cover that can cause soil erosion • It is found between 5-10% in the composition of the soil • It is caused by the extensive use of acidifying fertilizers • It is caused by the use of persistent or toxic agricultural chemicals • ...
Soil & Weathering 2022-11-13
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- a type of weathering that changes a rock's makeup usually with air, water, or both
- small loose pieces of rock
- the process by which rocks are broken up to the changing of the temperature of water in the rock
- the weathering of rocks that cause the outer layers to break away
- a type of weathering that changes that rock's shape and size; also called mechanical
- a type of rock created through chemical processes in addition to pressure and temperature
- nutrient rich soil created by throwing away food waste and used for gardens
- the combination of minerals, air, water and life on top of Earth's crust
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- a naturally occurring solid formation made from minerals
- the process by which rocks become smaller
- an inorganic crystal structure made by nature
- fine pieces of rock easily carried away by wind and water
- a type of rock created by the deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediment
- very small pieces of rock that become sticky when wet and can be baked to form bricks
- a type of soil with the right balance of silt, sand, and clay
- a type of rock created from magma deep in the Earth
- a type of weathering that cause the breaking of rocks due to the interaction with living things
- the scientific name for anything that comes from life
18 Clues: small loose pieces of rock • the process by which rocks become smaller • an inorganic crystal structure made by nature • a type of rock created from magma deep in the Earth • the scientific name for anything that comes from life • a naturally occurring solid formation made from minerals • fine pieces of rock easily carried away by wind and water • ...
The dirt on soil 2021-08-23
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- rich in nutrients and minerals
- covers almost the land part of the earth
- humus comes from ________ materials
- loam is good for ______ growth
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- contains decaying materials
- sticky when wet and hard when dry
- silt can be found near the _______.
- the largest particles of rocks
- smooth and fine in texture
- the texture of sand
10 Clues: the texture of sand • smooth and fine in texture • contains decaying materials • rich in nutrients and minerals • the largest particles of rocks • loam is good for ______ growth • sticky when wet and hard when dry • silt can be found near the _______. • humus comes from ________ materials • covers almost the land part of the earth
15.2 Crossword 2024-10-07
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- Largest soil particles, can be seen by the naked eye
- Salt buildup caused by frequent irrigation
- Made up of parent material
- contains 40% sand, 40% clay, and 40% silt
- Smallest soil particle, individual grains cannot be seen by the human eye.
- Material Underlying soil material that gives rise to subsoil and topsoil
- Top Layer of soil
- Space between soil particles, these are filled with air or water
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- Erosion Wearing of soil by wind or water.
- Materials composed of decomposing and decomposed living organisms
- Referred to as subsoil
- occurs in the area of fields where large machinery or livestock frequently travel
- Process of eroding rock over time, primarily through the action of rainfall and snowfall
- Referred to as topsoil
- Organic layer
- Particles in mud. Mud is formed when the particles are saturated with water
16 Clues: Organic layer • Top Layer of soil • Referred to as subsoil • Referred to as topsoil • Made up of parent material • Erosion Wearing of soil by wind or water. • contains 40% sand, 40% clay, and 40% silt • Salt buildup caused by frequent irrigation • Largest soil particles, can be seen by the naked eye • Space between soil particles, these are filled with air or water • ...
Chapter 2G 2014-02-03
Across
- organic material
- organism that breaks down soil
- layer that plants get planted in
- anything natural that humans use
- wears away physically
- layer of dead plants, leaves, and soil
- map that shows surface features
- plowing the edges of slopes to prevent soil loss
- ice, water, wind, or gravity that moves weathered soil or rock
- heavy line that shows round units
- layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers around it
- management to prevent soil destruction
- loose material that plants grow in
- thick mass of grass roots and soil
- the line that shows increasion from one line to another
Down
- cause of potholes
- a line that shows levels of elevation
- the characteristic of a mineral that has tiny holes in it
- the geological principle that uses the same geological process as before
- breaks down rocks at earth's surface
- chemically breaks down rocks
- hard rock underneath the soil
- method to leave crops in to hold soil in place
- soil that is equally made up of clay, silt, and sand
- grinding away rock by ice and water
- method of farming in which farmers keep switching crops to keep soil fertile
- layer that is made of mostly clay and other particles
- chemical change when oxygen and other substances combine
- great plains area in the 1930's when wind caused soil loss
- measure of how the soil supports the plants
30 Clues: organic material • cause of potholes • wears away physically • chemically breaks down rocks • hard rock underneath the soil • organism that breaks down soil • map that shows surface features • layer that plants get planted in • anything natural that humans use • heavy line that shows round units • loose material that plants grow in • thick mass of grass roots and soil • ...
Soil Types 2024-11-18
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- The kind of soil that is often used for gardening due to its balance of nutrients
- is a soil type that retains water and has a fine texture
- Sand combined with silt, allowing good drainage and aeration
- Soil type that is coarse and drains quickly, often found in deserts
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- This soil contains a lot of organic material.
- Soil This type of soil can be very fertile if managed properly
- Soil A soil type that is known for its poor drainage and can become waterlogged
- The most fertile soil type, rich in nutrients and organic matter
8 Clues: This soil contains a lot of organic material. • is a soil type that retains water and has a fine texture • Sand combined with silt, allowing good drainage and aeration • Soil This type of soil can be very fertile if managed properly • The most fertile soil type, rich in nutrients and organic matter • ...
Soil Type and Soil Problems 2018-01-23
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- a soil with a good mixture of sand, silt and clay
- a type of light soil
- another name for soil type
- a big problem with wet soils and machinery and livestock
- removal of surplus water from the soil
- low pH soils
Down
- another name for a clay soil
- gas needed in the soil
- how the soil is put together
- a soil high in organic matter
- a problem on seedbeds, rain followed by very hot weather
- matter dead plants and animals decomposing, found in the soil (7/6)
12 Clues: low pH soils • a type of light soil • gas needed in the soil • another name for soil type • another name for a clay soil • how the soil is put together • a soil high in organic matter • removal of surplus water from the soil • a soil with a good mixture of sand, silt and clay • a problem on seedbeds, rain followed by very hot weather • ...
Soil Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-14
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- This causes soil to have very limited pore space, such as driving a car over wet soil.
- When desert-like conditions develop in areas that do not normally have a desert climate.
- There are three _____ sizes: sand, silt, and clay.
- The movement of soil particles to a new location.
- Soil _____ are spaces between aggregates that are filled with water or air.
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- Clumps of soil that are held together by clay and organic matter.
- Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium are examples of _______ that exist soil and are essential to plant growth.
- A soil microbe that decomposes dead organisms.
- One teaspoon of soil contains billions of these tiny organisms, such as bacteria and fungi.
- Layers of soil that contain different materials.
- Soil _____ is a blend of sand, silt, and clay.
- The loose mineral or organic material on the surface of Earth that supports the growth of plants.
12 Clues: A soil microbe that decomposes dead organisms. • Soil _____ is a blend of sand, silt, and clay. • Layers of soil that contain different materials. • The movement of soil particles to a new location. • There are three _____ sizes: sand, silt, and clay. • Clumps of soil that are held together by clay and organic matter. • ...
Type of soil 2021-04-30
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- soil also comes from lime. But the chalk is mixed with various other distinguishing materials, such as sand.
- soil is rich in iron and aluminum oxides. It is commonly found in wet tropical climates and is suitable for plantations.
- soil is a type of soil that occurs due to silt which is usually carried by river flows.
- soil is a type of soil that is formed from the weathering of igneous rocks and sediments. It has coarse grains and gravel.
- soil is formed because it is influenced by high rainfall and low temperatures.
- of growth and development for plants
- is also a food producer for plants
- soils are also known as uproot. It is formed from the decay of organic materials, such as plants or marshes.
- soil is a type of soil formed from material weathering of volcanic eruptions, such as dust, sand, and lava.
- we often encounter in various places. This soil is a mixture of aluminum and silicate.
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- soil is a type of soil that arises from rotting vegetation.
- soil is formed from weathering of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. The color of this stone is red to yellow and not very fertile.
- soil is a type of volcanic soil. It was formed due to the volcanic process of the volcano.
- of nutrients for plants
- soil is formed from weathering of limestone and volcanic tuffa.
- soil is quite hard like rock. There is no water in it because it is very dense.
- soil contains iron oxide and aluminum hodroside. It is produced in humid areas and its fertility varies depending on the rock
- soil is weathering of sandstone. Usually, land is found in areas around the coast or islands.
- is formed from sedimentary rocks with a slightly brownish and blackish color and a slightly grayish mixture.
- soil is a mixture of textures ranging from sand to small rocks. It has no profile development and is yellow to grayish yellow in color.
20 Clues: of nutrients for plants • is also a food producer for plants • of growth and development for plants • soil is a type of soil that arises from rotting vegetation. • soil is formed from weathering of limestone and volcanic tuffa. • soil is formed because it is influenced by high rainfall and low temperatures. • ...
Type of soil 2021-04-30
Across
- soil also comes from lime. But the chalk is mixed with various other distinguishing materials, such as sand.
- soil is rich in iron and aluminum oxides. It is commonly found in wet tropical climates and is suitable for plantations.
- soil is a type of soil that occurs due to silt which is usually carried by river flows.
- soil is a type of soil that is formed from the weathering of igneous rocks and sediments. It has coarse grains and gravel.
- soil is formed because it is influenced by high rainfall and low temperatures.
- of growth and development for plants
- is also a food producer for plants
- soils are also known as uproot. It is formed from the decay of organic materials, such as plants or marshes.
- soil is a type of soil formed from material weathering of volcanic eruptions, such as dust, sand, and lava.
- we often encounter in various places. This soil is a mixture of aluminum and silicate.
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- soil is a type of soil that arises from rotting vegetation.
- soil is formed from weathering of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. The color of this stone is red to yellow and not very fertile.
- soil is a type of volcanic soil. It was formed due to the volcanic process of the volcano.
- of nutrients for plants
- soil is formed from weathering of limestone and volcanic tuffa.
- soil is quite hard like rock. There is no water in it because it is very dense.
- soil contains iron oxide and aluminum hodroside. It is produced in humid areas and its fertility varies depending on the rock
- soil is weathering of sandstone. Usually, land is found in areas around the coast or islands.
- is formed from sedimentary rocks with a slightly brownish and blackish color and a slightly grayish mixture.
- soil is a mixture of textures ranging from sand to small rocks. It has no profile development and is yellow to grayish yellow in color.
20 Clues: of nutrients for plants • is also a food producer for plants • of growth and development for plants • soil is a type of soil that arises from rotting vegetation. • soil is formed from weathering of limestone and volcanic tuffa. • soil is formed because it is influenced by high rainfall and low temperatures. • ...
Soil Type and Soil Problems 2018-01-23
Across
- a soil with a good mixture of sand, silt and clay
- another name for soil type
- low pH soils
- a soil high in organic matter
- a problem on seedbeds, rain followed by very hot weather
- dead plants and animals decomposing, found in the soil (7/6)
Down
- gas needed in the soil
- how the soil is put together
- a big problem with wet soils and machinery and livestock
- removal of surplus water from the soil
- a type of light soil
- another name for a clay soil
12 Clues: low pH soils • a type of light soil • gas needed in the soil • another name for soil type • how the soil is put together • another name for a clay soil • a soil high in organic matter • removal of surplus water from the soil • a soil with a good mixture of sand, silt and clay • a big problem with wet soils and machinery and livestock • ...
Chapter 2 crossword 2014-01-30
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- soil organisms that decompose remains of organisms and digest them.
- plowing fields along the curves of the landscape to prevent soil loss.
- What is happening now operated in the past to change earths surface.
- organic soil matter.
- Planting different crops in different Felix's to let the soil stay fertile.
- a rich fertile soil containing of water, air, silt, sand, clay,a and organic matter.
- a resource that is natural that humans use.
- A heavier contour line on a map.
- A map that shows the elevation and features of an area.
- A difference of something from one contour line to another.
- the chemical change in which oxidation occurs.
- when farmers leave the previous years dead plant's stalks on the ground to hold the soil in place.
- How well the soil supports plant growth.
- a layer of soil that differs from its neighboring soil.
- the top layer of the soil.
- The process when things move rocks and the earths surface.
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- A process that breaks down rock.
- a solid layer beneath the soil.
- A weather when rock is physically broken.
- full of tiny little air spaces that water can seep through.
- The process in which ice forms in cracks and expands the crack.
- an event in the 1930's where soil erosion in the Great Plains caused storms of soil.
- the process by which rock breaks down because of chemical changes.
- a thick mass of thick grass and roots.
- the layer beneath topsoil.
- loose weathered material on earths surface.
- The grinding away of rock from other rocks.
- A line that connects two separate points on a map.
- the conservation of soil to prevent its destruction.
- a loose layer off dead plant leaves on the surface.
30 Clues: organic soil matter. • the layer beneath topsoil. • the top layer of the soil. • a solid layer beneath the soil. • A process that breaks down rock. • A heavier contour line on a map. • a thick mass of thick grass and roots. • How well the soil supports plant growth. • A weather when rock is physically broken. • a resource that is natural that humans use. • ...
Chapter 2 crossword 2014-01-30
Across
- a rich fertile soil containing of water, air, silt, sand, clay,a and organic matter.
- Planting different crops in different Felix's to let the soil stay fertile.
- A line that connects two separate points on a map.
- a layer of soil that differs from its neighboring soil.
- a resource that is natural that humans use.
- the process by which rock breaks down because of chemical changes.
- What is happening now operated in the past to change earths surface.
- The grinding away of rock from other rocks.
- a thick mass of thick grass and roots.
- plowing fields along the curves of the landscape to prevent soil loss.
- when farmers leave the previous years dead plant's stalks on the ground to hold the soil in place.
- A process that breaks down rock.
- A heavier contour line on a map.
- full of tiny little air spaces that water can seep through.
- organic soil matter.
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- The process when things move rocks and the earths surface.
- A difference of something from one contour line to another.
- the conservation of soil to prevent its destruction.
- the layer beneath topsoil.
- A map that shows the elevation and features of an area.
- the top layer of the soil.
- The process in which ice forms in cracks and expands the crack.
- a loose layer off dead plant leaves on the surface.
- A weather when rock is physically broken.
- How well the soil supports plant growth.
- an event in the 1930's where soil erosion in the Great Plains caused storms of soil.
- the chemical change in which oxidation occurs.
- soil organisms that decompose remains of organisms and digest them.
- loose weathered material on earths surface.
- a solid layer beneath the soil.
30 Clues: organic soil matter. • the layer beneath topsoil. • the top layer of the soil. • a solid layer beneath the soil. • A process that breaks down rock. • A heavier contour line on a map. • a thick mass of thick grass and roots. • How well the soil supports plant growth. • A weather when rock is physically broken. • a resource that is natural that humans use. • ...
Chapter 2 crossword 2014-01-30
Across
- a rich fertile soil containing of water, air, silt, sand, clay,a and organic matter.
- Planting different crops in different Felix's to let the soil stay fertile.
- A line that connects two separate points on a map.
- a layer of soil that differs from its neighboring soil.
- a resource that is natural that humans use.
- the process by which rock breaks down because of chemical changes.
- What is happening now operated in the past to change earths surface.
- The grinding away of rock from other rocks.
- a thick mass of thick grass and roots.
- plowing fields along the curves of the landscape to prevent soil loss.
- when farmers leave the previous years dead plant's stalks on the ground to hold the soil in place.
- A process that breaks down rock.
- A heavier contour line on a map.
- full of tiny little air spaces that water can seep through.
- organic soil matter.
Down
- The process when things move rocks and the earths surface.
- A difference of something from one contour line to another.
- the conservation of soil to prevent its destruction.
- the layer beneath topsoil.
- A map that shows the elevation and features of an area.
- the top layer of the soil.
- The process in which ice forms in cracks and expands the crack.
- a loose layer off dead plant leaves on the surface.
- A weather when rock is physically broken.
- How well the soil supports plant growth.
- an event in the 1930's where soil erosion in the Great Plains caused storms of soil.
- the chemical change in which oxidation occurs.
- soil organisms that decompose remains of organisms and digest them.
- loose weathered material on earths surface.
- a solid layer beneath the soil.
30 Clues: organic soil matter. • the layer beneath topsoil. • the top layer of the soil. • a solid layer beneath the soil. • A process that breaks down rock. • A heavier contour line on a map. • a thick mass of thick grass and roots. • How well the soil supports plant growth. • A weather when rock is physically broken. • a resource that is natural that humans use. • ...
Braden's beastly crossword 2016-05-20
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- a material formed from oxygen and silicon
- a large stream
- a beach that projects like a finger out into the ocean
- forms when a depression left in till by melting ice fills with water
- a tiny groove in soil made by flowing water
- dark-colored organic material in soil
- a deposit of wind blown sand
- a place where an old eroded rock surface is in contact with a newer rock layer
- I like ____
- rich fertile soil that is made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
- an animal with a backbone
- a wide valley through which a river flows through
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- a bowl shaped hollow eroded by a glacier
- the most common intrusive rock
- a channel through which water is continually flowing
- sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed together
- the energy an object has due to its motion
- the process by which all different kinds of living things have changed over time
- the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together
- the process that presses sediments together
- the most common extrusive rock
21 Clues: I like ____ • a large stream • an animal with a backbone • a deposit of wind blown sand • the most common intrusive rock • the most common extrusive rock • dark-colored organic material in soil • a bowl shaped hollow eroded by a glacier • a material formed from oxygen and silicon • the energy an object has due to its motion • a tiny groove in soil made by flowing water • ...
Soil Review 2024-02-28
Across
- Duration of weathering to produce soil
- two of the components that form soil 25% each
- where the soil gets added to
- soil clod
- how defined a soil ped is
- voids or openings in the soil
- Smallest particle size
- A layer of soil
- Type of rock soil originated from
- Plants that assist with the creation of soil
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- the rate at which water moves through the soil
- decaying animals and plants
- the shape in which soil peds are formed
- Hills and valleys
- caused by wind and water and creates poor soil for plant growth
- mixture of different soil particles
- Affect of rainfall and temperature on soil
- where the soil leaves the hill from
- largest particle size
19 Clues: soil clod • A layer of soil • Hills and valleys • largest particle size • Smallest particle size • how defined a soil ped is • decaying animals and plants • where the soil gets added to • voids or openings in the soil • Type of rock soil originated from • mixture of different soil particles • where the soil leaves the hill from • Duration of weathering to produce soil • ...
Physical Soil properties test 2025-10-20
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- - Water which is completely unavailable to plants
- - Water remaining in a soil when all the gravitational water has drained away
- - 78% of the atmosphere is composed of this gas
- - Mineral particles with a diameter less than 0.002mm
- - Term used to refer to the nutrient quality of a soil
- - Water which moves down through soil in large pore spaces
- - type of soil which has equal proportion of sand, silt, clay
- - method used to determine soil texture where all solid particles settle to the bottom of a liquid
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- - Movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration
- - Capillary water moves through these in a soil
- - SPA investigated to determine the movement of gravitational water through soil
- - Arrangement of sand, silt and clay in soil
12 Clues: - Arrangement of sand, silt and clay in soil • - Capillary water moves through these in a soil • - 78% of the atmosphere is composed of this gas • - Water which is completely unavailable to plants • - Mineral particles with a diameter less than 0.002mm • - Term used to refer to the nutrient quality of a soil • ...
Weathering, Erosion, and Soil 2021-12-02
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- the wearing away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, wind, or gravity
- plowing fields along the curves of a slope to prevent soil loss
- scale with values from 0 to 14, used to measure the concentration of H+ ions in a solution
- a measure of how well soil supports plant growth
- the loose, weathered material on earths surface in which plants can grow
- the solid layer of rock beneath the soil
- the layer of soil below topsoil
- a method in which weeds and dead stalks from the previous years crop are plowed into the ground to help return nutrients, retain moisture, and hold the soil in
- rich, fertile soil that’s made up of about equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
- organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter
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- anything in the environment that humans use
- the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces
- the planting of different crops in a field each year to maintain the soils fertility
- the layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it
- the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
- the mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices
- the process of wearing down and carrying away rocks
- a dark-colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay
- the process that breaks down rocks and other substances at earths surface
- the management of soil to prevent its destruction
- a chemical change in which iron combines with oxygen forming rust
- topmost layer of soil
- a material is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it
23 Clues: topmost layer of soil • the layer of soil below topsoil • the solid layer of rock beneath the soil • anything in the environment that humans use • a measure of how well soil supports plant growth • the management of soil to prevent its destruction • the process of wearing down and carrying away rocks • the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes • ...
Chapter 2 2014-02-02
Across
- Movement of weathered rock and soil by the process of elements is called____________
- rotation Too plant crops each year to maintain fertility is called__________
- Remains that are broken down by other organisms is called__________
- Contour A Heavy contour line and a elevated contour line labeled in round units on a topographic map__________
- Map Features of an area that shows surface on a map is called________
- Dead plant leaves and stems on the surface of the soil is called___________
- bowl Soil loss on the Great Plains caused by wind erosion is called________
- The layer of soil that contains mostly clay and other minerals is called____________
- The same geological processes of today and the past change Earths surface is called___________
- Weathering Chemial process that breaks down rock is called__________
- Grass roots and soil combined is called__________
Down
- The top crumbly part of soil that has a mixture of humus and clay is called____________
- Organic material in soil that is dark colored is called___________
- How we'll plants grow in the soil is called___________
- Wedging when rock breaks apart water sinks in the cracks and freezes and moves is called_____________
- Plowing To prevent soil loss by plowing the fields along the slope is called___________
- The breakdown of rock through chemical and physical processes at Earths surface is called__________
- Conversation Preventing the destruction of soil is called_________
- Plowing Dead crops from the year before left in the ground too hold the soil in place is called________
- When water can seep through tiny connected air spaces is called__________
- Resources Things in the environment used by humans is called__________
- when a substance combines with oxygen forming a chemical change is called__________
- Weathering when rock is physically broken in smaller pieces is called____________
- Rock particles carried in ice water or wind grinded away from other rock is called__________
- Rock underneath the soil that is solid is called___________
- Fertile soil that is made up clay sand and slit is called___________
26 Clues: Grass roots and soil combined is called__________ • How we'll plants grow in the soil is called___________ • Rock underneath the soil that is solid is called___________ • Organic material in soil that is dark colored is called___________ • Remains that are broken down by other organisms is called__________ • ...
Chapter 2G 2014-01-30
Across
- layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers around it
- organic material that is found in soil
- layer of dead plants and/or leaves on the surface
- physically breaks down rock
- chemically breaks down rock
- when the Great Plains lost all soil by wind erosion in 1930s
- mass of roots of grass and soil
- moves rock and soil
- shows features on land
- made equally out of clay sand and silt
- geological principle
Down
- section of soil that is what plants are mostly planted in
- management of soil destruction
- plowing soil around slope edges to prevent loss of soil
- anything that is natural that can be used by humans
- method in which dead plants are left to hold soil in place
- show how much space between contour lines
- bold contour line
- breaks down rocks at Earths surface
- measure of support in plant growth
- layer of soil that is made up of clay and other minerals
- hard layer of rock that is beneath the soil
- method of switching crops each year to keep fertility up
- shows measurements of elevation
- loose material that plants grow in
- organism that breaks down remains of organisms
- name for mineral with tiny holes that water can seep through
- cause of potholes
- grinds off rock particles by water ice and wind
- cause of rust
30 Clues: cause of rust • bold contour line • cause of potholes • moves rock and soil • geological principle • shows features on land • physically breaks down rock • chemically breaks down rock • management of soil destruction • shows measurements of elevation • mass of roots of grass and soil • measure of support in plant growth • loose material that plants grow in • ...
Mesopotamia Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-01
Across
- created the first empire
- this led to more trading
- Invented the wheel and irrigation
- created the first alphabet
- means between the two rivers
- Mesopotamia was also called a
- Tablets Cuneiform was written on this
Down
- the religion of worshipping many Gods
- A temple to worship in
- created the hanging gardens
- The king was on top and the farmers were at the bottom in a
- made the 282 "code of laws"
- Long poems that told about heros
- first form of writing
- a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
15 Clues: first form of writing • A temple to worship in • created the first empire • this led to more trading • created the first alphabet • created the hanging gardens • made the 282 "code of laws" • means between the two rivers • Mesopotamia was also called a • Long poems that told about heros • Invented the wheel and irrigation • the religion of worshipping many Gods • ...
Mesopotamia Crossword 2024-12-04
Across
- complex societies
- Long poems that tell a hero's story
- Record keepers with honored positions
- region of the Middle East
- Capable of producing abundant crops
- A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
Down
- "the land between rivers"
- its own government
- officials chosen to govern and enforce
- ruled in the name of God or a deity
- belief in many gods
- Method of supplying water to an area
- wedge shaped marks cut into damp clay tablets
- religious temples built by the Sumerians
- Territories under one single ruler
15 Clues: complex societies • its own government • belief in many gods • "the land between rivers" • region of the Middle East • Territories under one single ruler • ruled in the name of God or a deity • Long poems that tell a hero's story • Capable of producing abundant crops • Method of supplying water to an area • Record keepers with honored positions • ...
Soil playlist 2022-04-19
Across
- the top soil
- it between the molecules of sand and clay
- subsoil
- humus
- smallest particle of soil
Down
- bedrock
- largest particle of soil
- glacial
- has three types
- a mixture of all three soils
10 Clues: humus • bedrock • glacial • subsoil • the top soil • has three types • largest particle of soil • smallest particle of soil • a mixture of all three soils • it between the molecules of sand and clay
24HRSS6 2024-03-29
Across
- Compaction Compression of soil, reducing pore space and water/air movement.
- Hard subsurface horizon restricting roots.
- Filamentous root outgrowths absorbing water/minerals.
- Forest stand with trees suitable for lumber.
- Layer Soil layer limiting root growth, often bedrock.
- Clay mineral with expanding crystal lattice.
- Area without trees, usually with grasses or crops.
- Clay mineral with alternating silicon and aluminum sheets.
- Mass of dry soil per unit volume, including air space.
Down
- Soil's ability to withstand stress.
- Land cultivation.
- Soil shrinking when dry and swelling when wet, damaging structures and plant roots.
- Water circulation through precipitation, respiration, and evaporation.
- Management and use of forests, including timber, wildlife, and watershed protection.
- Soil moisture level causing plants to wilt.
15 Clues: Land cultivation. • Soil's ability to withstand stress. • Hard subsurface horizon restricting roots. • Soil moisture level causing plants to wilt. • Forest stand with trees suitable for lumber. • Clay mineral with expanding crystal lattice. • Area without trees, usually with grasses or crops. • Filamentous root outgrowths absorbing water/minerals. • ...
INTRA CLASS SCIENCE ACTIVITY GRADE V 2020-10-01
Across
- METAMORPHIC ROCK WITH LIGHT AND DARK BANDS
- - A PLANT FOSSIL FUEL
- A RED COLOURED GEMSTONE
- ENERGY A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY TAPPED BY SUN
- THESE ARE MADE BY THE RIVERSIDE TO PREVENT FLOODING
- SOIL FORMATION HAPPENS DUE TO THIS PROCESS
- HOT MOLTEN ROCK PRESENT INSIDE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
Down
- TYPE OF FARMING ON THE HILL SLOPES TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION
- A METALLIC MINERAL ALSO USED FOR MAKING JEWELLERY
- IT IS FORMED BY THE METAMORPHOSIS OF QUARTZ RICH SANDSTONE
- ENERGY A ENERGY HARNESSED BY FLOWING WATER
- AN IGNEOUS ROCK THAT CAN FLOAT ON WATER
- HARD IGNEOUS ROCK THAT CONTAINS MICA, QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR
- A BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE OF METAMORPHIC ROCK MADE BY SHAHJAHAN
- ROCK FORMED WHEN LAYERS OF CLAY HARDEN
15 Clues: - A PLANT FOSSIL FUEL • A RED COLOURED GEMSTONE • ROCK FORMED WHEN LAYERS OF CLAY HARDEN • AN IGNEOUS ROCK THAT CAN FLOAT ON WATER • METAMORPHIC ROCK WITH LIGHT AND DARK BANDS • ENERGY A ENERGY HARNESSED BY FLOWING WATER • SOIL FORMATION HAPPENS DUE TO THIS PROCESS • A METALLIC MINERAL ALSO USED FOR MAKING JEWELLERY • ENERGY A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY TAPPED BY SUN • ...
Vocabulary 2023-06-29
Across
- A mountain or hill made by hot rocks and gases
- A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus
- The rapid, downward slide of rocks and mud
- and animal remains)
- makes the ground shake or crack
- Resources that
- Materials from Earth that can be replaced by
- To hold inside, as soil does with water
- usually has a smooth texture
- to the surface of Earth from deep inside
- and destructive use
Down
- A component of soil made by the weathering of
- The top layer of soil
- into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty
- A component of soil made of very tiny grains;
- natural gas, rocks,
- trees
- A sudden release of energy under Earth’s surface
- a lifetime (coal,
- A component of soil made of small pieces of rock;
- and soft when wet but turns hard when dry
- minerals)
- natural processes
- be replaced
- The protection of resources and avoidance of
- To break open suddenly
- within a relatively short period of time; for
27 Clues: trees • minerals) • be replaced • Resources that • a lifetime (coal, • natural processes • natural gas, rocks, • and animal remains) • and destructive use • The top layer of soil • To break open suddenly • usually has a smooth texture • makes the ground shake or crack • To hold inside, as soil does with water • into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty • ...
Eygyptian Crossword 2012-11-19
Across
- a large amount of something more than what is needed or required
- struchures made of limestone or clay used to bury people
- flat land that is high off the ground
- river that flowed south of mesopotamia
- a system that brought water from one place to another
- characters used for writting messages usauly made up of triangles it was the words back then
- fertile land in between the tigris and euphrates rivers
- broken up soil or stone
- someone paid to keep track of documents and copy them
Down
- river that flowed north of mesopotamia
- a system used to connect two bodies of water
- a slab of clay or stne used to write on
- rich farming land that often would flood
- first written laws ever
- the most powerful god
15 Clues: the most powerful god • first written laws ever • broken up soil or stone • flat land that is high off the ground • river that flowed north of mesopotamia • river that flowed south of mesopotamia • a slab of clay or stne used to write on • rich farming land that often would flood • a system used to connect two bodies of water • ...
Key Terms - Unit 4.1 2024-10-22
Across
- Lay of the land
- hard particle of earth, large
- Middle size particle of soil, smooth
- the smallest soil particle
- loss of soil to wind or water
- large particles of rock
- material what soil develops from
- Collecting deposits to make soil
- matter a layer of soil on top containing life
- Depositing soil particles in a profile
- shrink in size
Down
- air space between particles of soil
- relative temperatures and precipitation
- Layer R in a profile, hardest layer
- compaction layers of soil being smashed together
- small organisms, often single celled
- artificial application of water to plants
- The basis of all life
- losing nutrients in a soil sample
- breaking down of parent material to make soil
- any living thing
- The largest soil particle, found on beach
22 Clues: shrink in size • Lay of the land • any living thing • The basis of all life • large particles of rock • the smallest soil particle • hard particle of earth, large • loss of soil to wind or water • material what soil develops from • Collecting deposits to make soil • losing nutrients in a soil sample • air space between particles of soil • Layer R in a profile, hardest layer • ...
Chapter 3 Review 2024-10-28
Across
- wedging the process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands
- The geologic principle that the same geologic processes that operate today operated in the past to change Earth's surface
- rotation the planting of different crops in a field each year to maintain the soil's fertility
- horizon a layer of soil that differs in color, texture, and composition
- the solid layer of rock beneath the soil
- the process of wearing down and carrying away rocks
- the wearing away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity
- scale a measurement system that indicates acidity
- consists of clay and other particles of rock, but little humus
- a measure of how well the soil supports plant growth
- the process that breaks down rock and other substances
- conservation the management of soil to limit its destruction
- soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
Down
- decayed organic material in soil
- a crumbly, dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, clay, and other materials
- plowing plowing fields along the curves of a slope instead of in straight rows to prevent soil loss
- resource anything in the environment that humans use
- the loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow
- plowing soil conservation method in which weeds and dead stalks from the previous year's crop are plowed into the ground.
- weathering the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
- the organisms that break the remains of dead organisms into smaller pieces and digest them with chemicals
- when a material is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it
- the process where iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water - produces rust
- weathering the process that breaks down rock through chemical change
24 Clues: decayed organic material in soil • the solid layer of rock beneath the soil • scale a measurement system that indicates acidity • the process of wearing down and carrying away rocks • resource anything in the environment that humans use • a measure of how well the soil supports plant growth • the process that breaks down rock and other substances • ...
Soil puzzle 2024-08-29
Across
- Just visible to the naked eye
- Proctective layer
- Worm fungi bacteria
- Broken down minerals and organic matter
- Sand, clay and silt
- Decomposed organic matter
Down
- Small rock
- Larger sized gravel
- Organic matter
- Decaying
- smallest dirt particle
- Small rock particles
- first layer of soil
13 Clues: Decaying • Small rock • Organic matter • Proctective layer • Larger sized gravel • Worm fungi bacteria • Sand, clay and silt • first layer of soil • Small rock particles • smallest dirt particle • Decomposed organic matter • Just visible to the naked eye • Broken down minerals and organic matter
Alyssa's AMAZING crossword 2016-05-20
Across
- the amount of sediment that a river or stream carries
- a large channel in soil formed by waves
- a person who studies fossils
- a large mass of moving ice
- a very slow, downhill movement
- plant remains
- my favorite band
- a stream that flows into a larger stream
- a material that is full of tiny air spaces that water can seep through
- the layer of soil beneath topsoil
- a large stream
Down
- rock granite applies to this category
- most destructive kind of mass movement
- wind removes surface material
- the process that breaks rocks down chemically
- most common type of extrusive rock
- a ridge formed by the till deposited by a glacier
- dark colored organic material in soil
- a wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt
- soil that is made of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
- a meander cut off from a river
21 Clues: plant remains • a large stream • my favorite band • a large mass of moving ice • a person who studies fossils • wind removes surface material • a very slow, downhill movement • a meander cut off from a river • the layer of soil beneath topsoil • most common type of extrusive rock • rock granite applies to this category • dark colored organic material in soil • ...