APES Soil Crossword - cece

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Across
  1. 2. greatest ecological disaster in US history
  2. 4. genetic modified organism
  3. 5. organic matter in the soil
  4. 9. weathering of chemical reactions with water oxygen or plant chemicals and rocks
  5. 10. vertical cross section of soil to view layers
  6. 12. layer of soil with non decomposed humus
  7. 14. rock with the smallest particle size and major water retention
  8. 16. layer of bedrock
  9. 18. plowing fields to loosen and mix up soil
  10. 19. where wind carries loose soil and rock
Down
  1. 1. very top layer of soil with dense organic matter
  2. 3. where water carries soil and rock to different locations
  3. 6. weathering of physical breakdown of rocks
  4. 7. upper layer of earth where plants grow
  5. 8. rock with largest particle size and low water retention
  6. 10. rock with medium size, space, and retention
  7. 11. layer of subsoil
  8. 13. down flow of water into rock pores
  9. 15. layer of topsoil
  10. 17. layer of parent rock with little weathering