Science: TOPSOILS

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Across
  1. 2. property- a characteristic of a material that you can observe or measure without changing what the material is. For example, the physical properties of a rock include its color, size, shape, and texture.
  2. 8. tiny, tiny pieces that everything is made of. You cannot see them with your eyes, but they make up all matter, whether it's a solid, a liquid, or a gas. For example, the tiny specks of dust floating in the air are particles.
  3. 9. component of soil made by the weathering of rocks into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty texture.
Down
  1. 1. mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains).
  2. 3. made up of an equal mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter.
  3. 4. hold inside, as soil does with water.
  4. 5. top layer of soil.
  5. 6. component of soil made of very tiny grains; sticky and soft when wet but turns hard when dry.
  6. 7. What a surface looks and feels like.