Soil refresher

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Across
  1. 3. Solid rock which lies under soils
  2. 6. A term referring to the slope of land (a soil forming factor)
  3. 9. ________ conductivity of a soil indicates the ability to transmit water (or any other fluid)
  4. 10. The feel or composition of a soil
  5. 12. Used to lower soil acidity
  6. 14. Loss of soil from an area
  7. 16. Finest fraction of soil (reactive part of soil)
  8. 18. Matter beneficial to soil
  9. 19. Microscopic worm-like organisms (some attack plant roots and reduce yield)
Down
  1. 1. the _____ density of a soil can be used as a measure of compaction
  2. 2. Another word for rain
  3. 4. A vertical section through soil layers which is used for classification
  4. 5. A blend of soil particles to create ‘the perfect soil’
  5. 7. Scale used to measure acidity or alkalinity
  6. 8. A single-celled organism
  7. 9. used in lab 4 to determine soil texture
  8. 11. Fully decayed organic matter
  9. 13. A layer in a soil which is denoted by letters such as O and E
  10. 15. Another soil forming factor (means living organisms)
  11. 17. It is not the same as soil!