HLT240 Exam 1 Prep

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Across
  1. 2. conversion or loss of land to desert b/c of overgrazing, deforestation, etc
  2. 6. study of the formation and classification of soil
  3. 8. deposition in a soil layer transported from a higher soil layer by percolating water
  4. 9. the 'B' horizon
  5. 11. characteristics of a soil in response to resistance or pressure
  6. 12. an order of soil that contain permafrost
  7. 13. used as an indicator of soil quality; measures compaction
  8. 14. your book lists this as a potential 6th soil forming factor
  9. 15. a natural soil aggregate
Down
  1. 1. these hold water against gravity
  2. 3. an ion with a positive charge
  3. 4. an order of soil that you often find in the tropics
  4. 5. the product of an acid/base reaction
  5. 7. horizon A
  6. 10. the proportion of sand, silt and clay