Soil crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. sticky fine-grained earth
  2. 2. other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment,
  3. 3. solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil
  4. 7. the chemical element of atomic number 8
  5. 9. a thick paste or spread made from ground
  6. 12. organic matter and materials
  7. 14. soil of materials
  8. 15. a loose granular substance
Down
  1. 1. the weather conditions prevailing in an area
  2. 4. broken down into simpler compounds
  3. 5. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow
  4. 6. he chemical element of atomic number 7
  5. 8. the soil lying immediately under the surface soil
  6. 10. a solid surface on earth
  7. 11. erosion and flooding
  8. 13. an agency or means of doing something