#RoadToOhioState #OhioBound Soil Judging Crossword

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647
Across
  1. 6. C horizon structure must be single grained or _________
  2. 9. Subsurface horizon meaning E horizon
  3. 12. What forgetting on your score sheet makes it worth 0 pts no matter what
  4. 14. Live, Loess, _____
  5. 15. Full classification of a Mollisol with E and Bt horizons
  6. 16. Abbreviation for silt loam
  7. 18. Nail is somewhere in this horizon
  8. 19. Soil wetness class if depleted/gleyed directly below dark A horizon
  9. 20. Parent material found in glacial lakebeds, very flat and clayey areas
  10. 23. Epipedon choice if it’s not Mollic
  11. 25. Great group classification for Alfisols with Bt horizons
  12. 27. Subsurface horizon meaning Bt horizons
  13. 29. Great group classification for Mollisols with Bt horizons
  14. 30. Parent material found near rivers, very sandy and/or gravelly
  15. 32. Parent material high in sand and gravel but no nearby river (present-day)
  16. 33. Order of abbreviations for redox contrast (lowest to highest)
  17. 34. Abbreviation scoresheet section where you have A, C, or G
  18. 36. Parent material of soils formed in place from bedrock
  19. 38. Parent material of soils formed from gravity-transported rocks
  20. 39. Most common particle size control section is Upper 50 cm of ______
  21. 41. Parent material Glacial ____, unsorted, unconsolidated sediments pushed by glaciers
  22. 44. Check this for subsurface horizons & features if you have an Entisol
  23. 45. Silty parent material likely found on the surface, contains no rock frags
  24. 46. Soil order if Ochric epipedon and Bt horizon(s) are present
  25. 47. Full classification of an Alfisol with a Bx horizon
Down
  1. 1. Scoresheet section where you describe structure with 3, 2, 1, or 0
  2. 2. Full classification of a Mollisol with Btg horizons
  3. 3. What you put in the top left box of the description 10,000 times out of 10,000 times
  4. 4. Subsurface horizon meaning Bx horizon
  5. 5. Parent material from slope wash process
  6. 7. Soil order if Mollic epipedon is present
  7. 8. Order of abbreviations for redox abundance (least to most)
  8. 10. Change in PM is often indicated by a sudden change in texture or _____
  9. 11. Option for what to do when starting out of the pit: shoot _____
  10. 13. Full classification of a Mollisol with Bt horizons and no other significant features
  11. 17. Soil order if Bw horizons only, no other B sub. dists.
  12. 21. Epipedon with 10YR 3/3 or darker to 25 cm+
  13. 22. Full classification of a Mollisol with a perched water table
  14. 24. Subsurface horizon meaning Bw horizons only, no other B sub dists.
  15. 26. Full classification of an Alfisol with Bt horizons and no other significant features
  16. 28. Abbreviation for coarse sandy loam
  17. 31. Abbreviation for very fine sandy loam
  18. 35. The number of horizon samples you’ll take during your first rotation in the pit
  19. 37. Great group classification for soil with a perched water table
  20. 40. GR is abbreviation for Granular AND ________ (CF Mod)
  21. 42. ______ Materials, Subsurface horizon meaning d sub dist
  22. 43. Option for what to do when starting out of the pit: read ___ ____