Across
- 3. unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments
- 7. earth; mud
- 8. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
- 12. the state of being porous
- 14. anything that was alive and is now in or on the soil
- 16. sources of sinks of essential plant nutrients
Down
- 1. various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose
- 2. the geologic material from which soil horizons form
- 4. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like
- 5. act of transforming
- 6. the act or process of adding or uniting
- 9. a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes
- 10. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand
- 11. change of location
- 13. detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality
- 15. to mark or diversify with spots blotches of a different color or shade