Across
- 2. layer below the parent material.
- 5. cross-sectional view of the soil.
- 6. loose and single grained soil.
- 9. the horizon of unconsolidated material from which a soil develops.
- 11. topsoil
- 13. mechanical forces caused by temperature changes such as heating, cooling, freezing, and thawing.
- 16. referred to as sweetness.
- 17. matter that is derived from nonliving sources such as rock materials.
- 19. deposits left by lakes.
- 21. even mixture of sand, silt, and clay soil.
- 22. parent material
- 23. deposits left by ice.
Down
- 1. the way water soaks in and moves in the soil.
- 3. soils formed in place.
- 4. refers to a number of systems that grow plants without soils.
- 6. deposits left by gravity.
- 7. process of getting a seed to grow.
- 8. referred to as sourness.
- 10. top layer of Earth's surface suitable to grow plants in.
- 11. subsoil
- 12. measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity.
- 14. process of putting air into soil or water.
- 15. soil that forms from lumps or clods when dry.
- 18. deposits transported by streams.
- 20. deposits left by winds.