Soils & Media Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. a layer of soil distinguished by properties and characteristics developed through the 5 factors of soil formation
  2. 7. the fertile, upper, outermost layer of the soil
  3. 8. the length of time which soil formed, impacting soil composition
  4. 9. weather conditions, including temperature and rainfall
  5. 12. living and dead organisms
  6. 13. contains much of the original parent material that has been weathered
Down
  1. 1. microorganisms that break down organic matter
  2. 2. the substances that are weathered to form soil
  3. 3. contains much of the original parent material that has not been weathered
  4. 5. the material in which plants grow
  5. 6. the top few inches of the Earth’s surface that provides for plant growth
  6. 10. refers to the steepness, landscape position and surface shape of a section of land
  7. 11. the physical, chemical, and biological process that creates soil