12.1 Vocab: Soil

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Across
  1. 4. when rock breaks down due to chemical reactions
  2. 7. Used to determine soil texture
  3. 9. Even mixture of sand, silt and clay
  4. 10. particle 0.002- 0.05mm in diameter
  5. 11. continuous mass of solid rock that makes Earth's crust
  6. 13. the layers of soil
Down
  1. 1. the cross section of soil horizons
  2. 2. Topsoil
  3. 3. the natural breakdown of rock without a chemical change
  4. 4. particles less than 0.002mm in diameter
  5. 5. Bedrock
  6. 6. the base geologic material
  7. 7. particles 0.05-2mm in diameter
  8. 8. a complex plant-supporting system made up of minerals, organic matter, air and water
  9. 12. Organic Layer/ leaf litter