Across
- 4. Formation of degraded areas of soil in arid areas.
- 7. Diversion of water form river to flood field.
- 9. action Water sucked up through roots to replace water lost
- 11. Water volume and velocity carries large amounts of soil.
- 13. Ability of soil to hold water after infiltration
- 15. The movement of top soil by wind and water across land.
- 16. The smallest type of soil.
Down
- 1. Composed of decaying organic material.
- 2. Water that soaks into the soil.
- 3. Can extract as much as 10,000 gallons/minute.
- 5. Soil in what kind of climate are slow to develop?
- 6. Pore space between particles.
- 8. Process of distilling out dissolved salts in water.
- 10. Acidity and alkalinity.
- 11. Impact of falling raindrops breaks up topsoil.
- 12. Rock underlining soil, typically inorganic
- 14. How the Earth is layed out. How steep hill are etc.