Across
- 2. The bottom layer of rock
- 4. Tiny rock particles mixed with soil
- 5. The conversion of fertile land to desert
- 6. Physical weathering like rain, heat, wind, etc.
- 9. Organic matter(the top layer)
- 11. Humus
- 12. The movement of soil particles by wind or water
- 16. The overturning of soil, provides richer soil with O2
- 17. Process of water going through soil
- 18. Where the molecular nature of rock is changed
- 19. How to classify soil use the percent of sand, silt, and clay
Down
- 1. Shows the layers of soil beneath the surface
- 3. Extreme scarcity of food
- 5. One of the worst U.S. disasters, spreading dirt everywhere
- 7. The top soil, organic matter mixed with weathered rock particles
- 8. Bedrock,unweathered
- 10. Largest particle size
- 13. Intermediate particle size
- 14. Parent material, rock that has undergone very little weathering
- 15. Smallest particle size
