Soils

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Across
  1. 3. deposition caused by humans
  2. 9. typically most limiting for terrestrial ecosystems
  3. 11. soil formation process from upper organic layer
  4. 12. when warm and cold meet...
  5. 13. tectonics the 'floating' and moving crust
  6. 14. lakes, beach deposits
  7. 16. Conifer forests and sphagnum peat
  8. 17. unconsolidated outer layer of the earth's crust-organic and mineral
  9. 18. shortest supply for plant survival
  10. 19. Soils considered contaminated when levels reach this
  11. 20. slimy creature that takes part in the nutrient translocation
  12. 22. moraine type of ridge that forms when a glacier pauses for a prolonged time
  13. 23. capping it off-preventing access, volatization, leeching
  14. 25. water that fills and drains rapidly through macro pores
  15. 29. bacteria, fungi etc. working with contaminants
  16. 31. a process of nutrient loss in the soil
  17. 32. soil formation process from chemical compounds
  18. 34. heavy metal contaminants
  19. 37. a red blotch in soil where water has been sitting for a while
  20. 38. natural occuring solid material with specific structure and chem. comp.
  21. 39. Neg. charged soil particles attract and hold positive charged ions
  22. 41. soil moisture that is held after drainage
  23. 44. glacial deposits that are unsorted and unstratified
  24. 45. most common soil type in Boreal forest
  25. 46. type of fresh-water that moves towards oceans
Down
  1. 1. purposeful application of hazardous substances
  2. 2. elements required in the greatest amount by plants
  3. 4. major body of water holds 97.6% of the Earth's available water
  4. 5. the study of moving water
  5. 6. Intrusive or Extrusive molten rock
  6. 7. hazardous substances mixed with the naturally occurring soil
  7. 8. wind deposited soils
  8. 10. evaporation from plants
  9. 11. water held between field capacity and wilting point
  10. 12. sand particle larger than 2mm
  11. 15. Extrusive, weathers easily and creates alkaline soils
  12. 21. water bound in micro-pores that moves to low energy areas
  13. 24. a separation with electric currents
  14. 26. soil that has at least 40cm of organic matter
  15. 27. Water infiltrated water into soil and rock
  16. 28. geological material that is unaltered
  17. 30. the process of water entering the soil medium
  18. 33. natural occuring solid material composed of one or more minerals
  19. 35. an digging tool for sampling soil profiles
  20. 36. All water _______
  21. 40. alteration of existing rock-forms under pressure or heat
  22. 42. platey and compactable soil texture with high field holding capacity
  23. 43. typically the most limiting for aquatic ecosystems