Physical properties of soils
Across
- 2. happens when soil particles are pressed together.
- 6. another word for adsorbed water
- 7. the arrangement of soil particles in the soil
- 10. amount of water in a soil after gravitational water has drained away
- 12. remains of plants and animals
- 13. the binding together of soil particles
- 14. particles that are the smallest.
Down
- 1. type of soil that contains equal amounts of sand,silt and clay
- 3. refers to the total volume of soil occupied by soil pores.
- 4. can indicate the humus and mineral content
- 5. a physical property that starts with T
- 8. particles that are the largest
- 9. water moved through soil by gravity.
- 11. is a measure of the proportion of sand, silt and clay