Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Tiny air spaces
  2. 4. Thick mass of roots and soil
  3. 7. Plowing along curves of a slope
  4. 8. Mixture of clay and humus
  5. 12. Chemical and physical processes breaking down rock
  6. 13. A measurement on soil supporting plant growth
  7. 15. Connecting points of equal elevation
  8. 16. A geological principle
  9. 17. Rock grinding away
  10. 18. A solid layer beneath soil
  11. 19. Chemical changes breaking down rocks
  12. 21. Used by humans
  13. 22. Dead stalks used to hold soil in place
  14. 26. Loose weathered material
  15. 27. 1930's
  16. 29. Rich and fertile
Down
  1. 1. A soil layer with different textures and colors
  2. 2. Breaking down organism remains
  3. 5. Managment to protect soil destruction
  4. 6. Elevation differences
  5. 9. Showing surface features
  6. 10. Beneath topsoil
  7. 11. Weathered rock broken into small pieces
  8. 14. Dark colored and organic
  9. 20. Frozen water splitting cracks
  10. 22. Planting different crops each year
  11. 23. Moving weathered rock and soil
  12. 24. Heavier contour lines
  13. 25. A chemical change involving oxygen
  14. 28. Parts of dead plants on the surface