Water and Soil Conservation

1. Water that drains out of soil after it has been wetted.
3. Techniques of soil preparation, planning and cultivation that disturb the soil the least and leave the maximum amount of plant residue on the surface.
7. Water bearing rock formation.
8. Level below which soil is saturated or filled with water
9. Soil or wall structure built across the slope to capture water and move it sagely to areas where it will not cause erosion.
12. Close growing crop planted to protect the soil and prevent erosion.
14. water held by sol particles and available for plant use.
15. Formation of rain and snow.

2. Soil units containing mostly clay, silt, and sand particles held together by a gel-type substance formed by organic matter
4. Water that drains out of soil after it has been wetted.
5. Level line around a hill in which all points along the line are the same elevation.
6. drinkable, that is, free of chemicals and organisms
10. planting of different crops in a given field every year or every several years.
11. Seed is planted directly into the residue of the previous crop without exposing the soil to surface.
13. A large land area from wich water flows or from wichit is absordeb from rain or melting snow and from which water drains as it emerges to the surface through