Soil Materials and Formation

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Across
  1. 2. process of water soaking into the soil
  2. 5. water water held between soil particles against the force of gravity
  3. 8. soil in soil profile with different characteristics
  4. 9. clusters of soil particles that contribute to soil structure
  5. 10. the A horizon or the top layer of soil
  6. 12. texture proportions of sand, silt, and clay in soil
  7. 13. loss of nutrients that dissolve in gravitational water and move through or out of the soil
Down
  1. 1. matter decayed or partially decayed remains of plants and animals found in the soil
  2. 3. process by which rock is converted into soil
  3. 4. middle-sized mineral particles in soil with good water and nutrient holding capacity
  4. 6. process by which organic matter is broken down to form soil
  5. 7. soil moved and deposited by wind
  6. 8. organic matter that has reached ab advanced stage of decomposition
  7. 11. spaces spaces in soil between soil particles
  8. 14. smallest inorganic particles in the soil