Land and Soils

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Across
  1. 2. layer below the parent material.
  2. 5. cross-sectional view of the soil.
  3. 6. loose and single grained soil.
  4. 9. the horizon of unconsolidated material from which a soil develops.
  5. 11. topsoil
  6. 13. mechanical forces caused by temperature changes such as heating, cooling, freezing, and thawing.
  7. 16. referred to as sweetness.
  8. 17. matter that is derived from nonliving sources such as rock materials.
  9. 19. deposits left by lakes.
  10. 21. even mixture of sand, silt, and clay soil.
  11. 22. parent material
  12. 23. deposits left by ice.
Down
  1. 1. the way water soaks in and moves in the soil.
  2. 3. soils formed in place.
  3. 4. refers to a number of systems that grow plants without soils.
  4. 6. deposits left by gravity.
  5. 7. process of getting a seed to grow.
  6. 8. referred to as sourness.
  7. 10. top layer of Earth's surface suitable to grow plants in.
  8. 11. subsoil
  9. 12. measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity.
  10. 14. process of putting air into soil or water.
  11. 15. soil that forms from lumps or clods when dry.
  12. 18. deposits transported by streams.
  13. 20. deposits left by winds.