Jesse's soil crossword

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Across
  1. 2. This is the second layer of the earth and is made up of iron,clay and other remains of what used to be living plants and animals
  2. 4. Absorbs a lot of water and holds on well to nutrients
  3. 7. This is called the parent material as the other layers formed from this and is very rocky
  4. 9. Made of dead and rotted plants,generally formed near bogs and grasslands
Down
  1. 1. A natural or chemical ingredient to increase soil's fertility
  2. 2. Mostly made up of sand and absorbs hardly any water
  3. 3. Contains a lot of calcium carbonate,Also used to draw with and very acidic,making it hard to grow things in
  4. 5. A mixture of sand,soil and clay
  5. 6. Has medium sized particles and compresses easily,made of fine sand and clay
  6. 8. A natural or chemical ingredient to increase soil's fertility