Physical Soil -Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. refers to the properties of how a soil holds together its cohesion and strength
  2. 4. the largest particle
  3. 5. the relative amounts of sand silt and clay are the building blocks from which soil is
  4. 7. they come in a huge range of colours and are not ‘just brown’ or a ‘dirt colour’!
  5. 8. solid, dust-like sediment that water, ice, and wind transport and deposit.
Down
  1. 1. the layers of soil in the ground usually marked by different colours/textures/moisture
  2. 2. the various sizes of these building blocks and the way they associate together or are arranged give soil structure, e.g. clumping, clods or good tilth are just as important as soil texture
  3. 6. Is a measure of the lack of pore space in a soil or media
  4. 7. the smallest particle