15.2 Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Largest soil particles, can be seen by the naked eye
  2. 5. Salt buildup caused by frequent irrigation
  3. 6. Made up of parent material
  4. 7. contains 40% sand, 40% clay, and 40% silt
  5. 9. Smallest soil particle, individual grains cannot be seen by the human eye.
  6. 11. Material Underlying soil material that gives rise to subsoil and topsoil
  7. 12. Top Layer of soil
  8. 14. Space between soil particles, these are filled with air or water
Down
  1. 1. Erosion Wearing of soil by wind or water.
  2. 2. Materials composed of decomposing and decomposed living organisms
  3. 3. Referred to as subsoil
  4. 4. occurs in the area of fields where large machinery or livestock frequently travel
  5. 8. Process of eroding rock over time, primarily through the action of rainfall and snowfall
  6. 10. Referred to as topsoil
  7. 13. Organic layer
  8. 15. Particles in mud. Mud is formed when the particles are saturated with water