Soil & Water Conserv.

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  1. 3. The Mississippi River is a large watershed. Of over more than 1 million square miles –From Montana to New Orleans
  2. 6. a body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater. Groundwater is precipitation that has seeped through (infiltrated) the soil beyond the surface and collected in empty spaces underground.
  3. 7. A chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility
  4. 10. Contour plowing is the farming practice of plowing and/or planting along a slope
  5. 11. a material of the earth made up of particles that are somewhere in between the sizes of sand and clay, often found at the bottom of rivers and bays. Such sediment with particles smaller than sand and larger than clay. earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
  6. 12. Wildlife habitat is the area necessary to provide breeding or nesting habitat, shelter, food and water for any animal species
  7. 13. partially decomposed and broken down plant remains that have been preserved under conditions of incomplete aeration (Exposure to air) and high water content.
  8. 14. a type of fine-grained natural soil material.  Clays becomes slick and sticky when wet, because of a thin film of water surrounding the clay particles, but become hard, brittle and non–plastic upon drying
  9. 16. the process by which a liquid turns into a gas. It is also one of the three main steps in the global water cycle.
Down
  1. 1. grazing by livestock or wildlife to the point where the grass cover is depleted, leaving bare, unprotected patches of soil.
  2. 2. Wildlife habitat is the area necessary to provide breeding or nesting habitat, shelter, food and water for any animal species
  3. 4. A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.
  4. 5. Is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under effects of gravity from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzling, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail.
  5. 8. the natural process in which the topsoil of a field is carried away by wind and water and left elsewhere.
  6. 9. The release of water from plant leaves Plants put down roots into the soil to draw water and nutrients up into the stems and leaves. Some of this water is returned to the air by transpiration.
  7. 14. a mixture of ingredients used to fertilize and improve the soil. The resulting mixture is rich in plant nutrients and beneficial organisms, such as worms and fungus
  8. 15. a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt.