Soil Properties Vocabulary Handout

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