Across
- 1. Largest soil particles, can be seen by the naked eye
- 5. Salt buildup caused by frequent irrigation
- 6. Made up of parent material
- 7. contains 40% sand, 40% clay, and 40% silt
- 9. Smallest soil particle, individual grains cannot be seen by the human eye.
- 11. Material Underlying soil material that gives rise to subsoil and topsoil
- 12. Top Layer of soil
- 14. Space between soil particles, these are filled with air or water
Down
- 1. Erosion Wearing of soil by wind or water.
- 2. Materials composed of decomposing and decomposed living organisms
- 3. Referred to as subsoil
- 4. occurs in the area of fields where large machinery or livestock frequently travel
- 8. Process of eroding rock over time, primarily through the action of rainfall and snowfall
- 10. Referred to as topsoil
- 13. Organic layer
- 15. Particles in mud. Mud is formed when the particles are saturated with water