Biosphere

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Across
  1. 3. These trees can be found in a podzol soil.
  2. 5. This is an example of a hard rock.
  3. 10. This parent material is impermeable
  4. 11. What soil is characterised by rainfall?
  5. 15. This is a meal found in soil.
  6. 16. This forms between the A and B horizon.
  7. 19. This becomes higher as decomposition decreases.
  8. 20. The land is like this for a gley soil.
  9. 21. What is the name given when nutrients are leached from a soil?
  10. 22. Moss retains this.
  11. 23. This coating causes the vegetation to decompose slowly.
  12. 24. This is the term given to top soil.
  13. 27. This forms between the B and C horizon
  14. 29. Waterlogging of soil reduced this.
  15. 30. The key word given when vegetation/biota breakdown.
  16. 31. What soil can be found in Russia and Canada?
  17. 32. The colour of a gley A horizon
Down
  1. 1. The relief is like this for a brown earth soil.
  2. 2. This is the colour of a brown earth A horizon
  3. 4. This causes vertical mixing of gley soil.
  4. 6. This is the layers of soil.
  5. 7. The roots of trees are like this in a podzol soil.
  6. 8. What soil can be found in the USA, UK and France?
  7. 9. This is the temr given when water passes through soil.
  8. 12. What is the name given when nutrients gather in a soil?
  9. 13. This is the colour of a brown earth B horizon
  10. 14. What is another word for organisms in a soil?
  11. 17. These trees can be found in a brown earth soil.
  12. 18. The land is like this for a podzol soil.
  13. 25. This is an example of a soft rock.
  14. 26. This parent material reduces drainage in podzol soil.
  15. 28. This happens to nutrients when long roots breakdown parent material.