Across
- 5. Consists of plant and animal residues in various stages of decay
- 6. the surface or very top layer of soil
- 12. is the lowest layer of soil
- 13. Consists of loose mineral and organic matter
- 14. how water is moved through plants into the air
Down
- 1. how water is transformed from liquid to vapor
- 2. is the layer just under the topsoil
- 3. a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus
- 4. If the organic matter being decomposed has a high carbon to nitrogen ratio, microorganisms will use available soil and fertilizer nitrogen in this process
- 7. refers to arrangement of soil particle
- 8. a mixture of sandy soil and clay has been used for buildings for thousands of years
- 9. is the smallest particle and usually feels slick and sticky when wet, firm when moist and hard when dry
- 10. Feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance
- 11. Eventually nitrogen is immobilized into the bodies of soil organisms and becomes available as the organisms die and decay in this process
- 13. refers to the amount of sand, silt and clay in the soil
- 15. a scale used to find acidity or alkalinity ranges