Across
- 4. Lay of the land
- 6. hard particle of earth, large
- 8. Middle size particle of soil, smooth
- 10. the smallest soil particle
- 12. loss of soil to wind or water
- 14. large particles of rock
- 15. material what soil develops from
- 17. Collecting deposits to make soil
- 20. matter a layer of soil on top containing life
- 21. Depositing soil particles in a profile
- 22. shrink in size
Down
- 1. air space between particles of soil
- 2. relative temperatures and precipitation
- 3. Layer R in a profile, hardest layer
- 5. compaction layers of soil being smashed together
- 7. small organisms, often single celled
- 9. artificial application of water to plants
- 11. The basis of all life
- 13. losing nutrients in a soil sample
- 16. breaking down of parent material to make soil
- 18. any living thing
- 19. The largest soil particle, found on beach