Soil Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. is the best type of soil to plant crops
  2. 4. soils are formed weathered________.
  3. 7. 45% of soil is made up of this component
  4. 9. is the section through which the soil showing the different layers or horizons
  5. 11. is the breaking down of rocks
  6. 13. is the physical appearance of the soil according to the way the individual particles are packed into clusters
  7. 15. lost of topsoil by wind, water, and human activities
Down
  1. 1. determines the type of soil formed
  2. 2. is the type of weathering that involves the action of temperature, running water, wind and pressure on rocks
  3. 5. the type of soil that is plastic and sticky when wet and hard when it dries
  4. 6. decomposed dead plants and animals
  5. 8. refers to the coarseness or fineness of soils
  6. 10. the type of soil that is easy to cultivate
  7. 12. this type of weathering refers to the disintegration of rocks and the formation of soil through the activities of living organisms
  8. 14. the layer of soil that contains most of the humus or organic matter