Managing Natural Resouces Unit 3 and 4
Across
- 2. an underground stream or pool in sand or gravel layers
- 5. soil ____ use of soil so damage or loss in minimal or nonexistent
- 8. an area of land from which all the water that does not infiltrate the soil runs to a downhill location
- 9. soil ____ the proportion of sand, silt and clay in soil
- 11. a colorless, transparent, naturally occurring compound made of hydrogen and oxygen
- 12. soil____ is thhe process by which soil is removed
- 13. ____ cycle is the water cycle
- 15. soil ____ is a vertical section of a soil at a specific state
- 16. ____ water is water that is appropriate for human consumption without further purification or boiling.
Down
- 1. ____ matter is a dead plant and animal material in various stages of decay
- 3. the water beneath the surface of the earth; found in spaces between rocks and soil particles
- 4. soil ____ is the arrangement of soil particles into shapes and sizes
- 6. ____ water is water on the earth's surface, such as lakes, ponds and streams
- 7. ____ material are those materials underlying the soil from which the soil was formed
- 10. ____ water is water that runs on the earth's surface
- 13. soil ____ are layers in a mature soil
- 14. the layer of natural materials on the earth's surface containing both organic and inorganic materials that is capable of supporting plant life