Soil Breakout box

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Across
  1. 5. leaves, needles, twigs, moss, lichens that are not decomposing
  2. 7. soil transported from elsewhere usually by wind or water at different speeds
  3. 9. sand, silt, and clay combine to form clusters
  4. 10. rich material of plants and animals origin in a stage of decomposition.
Down
  1. 1. is the most biological productive layer.
  2. 2. plants, animals, microscopic organisms, and humans interact with soil in different ways.
  3. 3. the amount of time it takes for the 4 factors to interact with each other.
  4. 4. the amount, intensity, timing, and kind of precipitation that breaks down parts of the ecosystem (rocks,trees) into the soil
  5. 6. slope and aspect affect the angle of the land and position toward/away from the sun that soil will be exposed to.
  6. 8. the loss of water