Soil

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Across
  1. 2. Measure of Hydrogen ion and concentration indicating the availability of other nutrients in soil
  2. 4. refers to the way water moves through soil
  3. 5. large impermeable area where plant roots and water cannot pass through it
  4. 8. how the features of the Earth's surface are arranges, including slope and elevation
  5. 10. how sand, silt, and clay particles are arranged in the soil
  6. 11. decaying material of organisms such as plants and animals
  7. 12. process of perforating soil to create more pore space to allow gas to enter and exit the soil
  8. 13. refers to the amount of pore space between each particle of soil
  9. 14. refers to nutrients being dissolved or washed away from the soil by water
  10. 16. layer of soil which has distinct properties from those above or below it
  11. 17. prevailing temperature and precipitation conditions in an area
Down
  1. 1. lack of nutrients causing a variety of symptoms in plants
  2. 2. any material which is eroded and weathered mechanically or chemically over time to create smaller soil particles
  3. 3. nutrient elements required in large amounts
  4. 6. all the living organisms and decaying matter in the soil
  5. 7. refers to the proportion of sand, silt, and clay particles in the soil
  6. 9. nutrient elements required in small amounts
  7. 15. natural body consisting of layers of minerals and organic matter of variable thickness