Across
- 2. The process by which material, such as topsoil, is moved from one place to another
- 4. Physical and chemical breaking of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces
- 5. Breakdown of waste, organisms, and organic material into simple molecules
- 8. the part of the horizon that has the most plant nutrients available
- 9. a natural breakup of rock without a chemical change.
Down
- 1. A cross-section of all the soil horizons in a specific soil, from surface to bedrock soilhorizons distinct layers of soil
- 3. are distinct layers of soil
- 6. when water and other substances chemically break down parent material and rocks, transforming them into different materials
- 7. is made up of minerals, organic matter, air, and water.