Chapter 2: Weathering And Soil Formation; Topographic Maps

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Across
  1. 2. difference in elevation
  2. 4. management of soil
  3. 8. chemical changes to earth
  4. 9. the measure of how plants are growing
  5. 10. a process that splits rocks in half
  6. 12. soil loss because of erosion
  7. 13. plant diffrent crops evry year in the same places
  8. 15. A ______ weathering that's shows rocks being broken down
  9. 19. dark colored soil
  10. 20. rocks grinding away
  11. 21. the hardest layer of earth
  12. 22. the process with wind and water
  13. 23. layer of soil that differs in color or texture
  14. 25. A ______ weathering that rocks go threw chemical changes
  15. 27. so plants can grow outside or inside
  16. 28. rich fertile soil
  17. 29. the level below topsoil
Down
  1. 1. connects points of elevation
  2. 2. dead crops are left on the ground to hold new crops in place
  3. 3. material that is full of tiny
  4. 5. curves in the earth to prevent loss of soil
  5. 6. thick mass
  6. 7. chemical change of a substance
  7. 11. contour line labeled with elevation
  8. 14. changes in earths past
  9. 16. the level of earth that is filled with dead plants and stems
  10. 17. A ______ map that shows surface features
  11. 18. earth is made up of ____ _____
  12. 24. breaks down remains of organisms
  13. 26. the highest level of soil