Chapter 2
Across
- 5. lines on a topographic map
- 8. planting different crops each year to increase fertility rate of the soil
- 10. dark organic material in soil
- 11. map that uses line to show elevations
- 13. fertile soil
- 16. plowing on the curves to prevent soil loss
- 17. physical weathering
- 19. when rock particles change the shape of a rock over time
- 21. a change when substances rusts
- 22. thawing and freezing of water I between two rocks
- 23. I dug in the ____ to find worms.
- 24. In the Great Plains in 1930's the _______caused soil soil
- 25. the movement of weathered rock
- 27. the way earth has changed over time
- 29. the layers of different soil
- 30. process that breaks down rock
Down
- 1. change of set contour lines
- 2. layer of dead organic material
- 3. how we'll soil supports growth
- 4. the solid layer of rock under earths surface
- 6. the top layer of soil
- 7. preserving soil
- 9. the process of rock removal with chemicals
- 12. where crops are left to hold soil in place
- 14. Worms are a type of _____.
- 15. tiny holes where water is able to seep through
- 18. anything in nature that humans use
- 20. thick mass of roots and soil
- 26. mostly clay soil that is under the topsoil
- 28. the heavier contour lines