Across
- 1. a soil with a relatively even mixture of clay, sand, and silt
- 3. describes the physical, chemical, and biological processes that break down rocks and minerals into smaller particles
- 8. Salinization in arid regions, water evaporates leaving salts behind. (ex. Fertile crescent, southwestern US)
- 10. a hard layer that resists the infiltration of water and penetration of roots
- 11. the A horizon, consists of mostly inorganic mineral compounds, best for plants
- 14. when the water table rises to the point where it bathes the plants
Down
- 1. the process whereby solid particles dissolved in liquid are transported to another location
- 2. a loss of more than 10% productivity due to many factors
- 4. Pin are spikes that can be used to measure the amount of erosion in an area
- 5. material base geological material in a particular location. Ex: volcanic ash
- 6. Bowl a historical event in the 1930s, great windstorms in the Great Plains picked up much dust which caused many farmers to move
- 7. a dark, spongy, crumbly mass of material made up of complex organic material
- 9. the arrival of eroded material at its new location
- 12. the continuous mass of solid rock that makes up the Earth’s crust
- 13. a layer of soil; Ex: O, A, E, B, C, R