Soil

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Across
  1. 2. Matter that is small creatures and plants that have been broken down forming soil
  2. 5. Another name for R Horizon
  3. 6. the largest soil particle
  4. 8. Another name for O horizon
  5. 11. Layers of soil
  6. 13. wear away or change the appearance or texture of something by long exposure
  7. 15. the arrangement of the soil horizons
  8. 17. Another name for A Horizon
  9. 18. this is determined by the percentage of each particle type in the soil
Down
  1. 1. weathered small particles like sand and silt
  2. 3. the most important nutrient besides water
  3. 4. the smallest soil particle
  4. 7. 25% of ideal soil and allows gases, water, and other organisms to travel through soil
  5. 9. 45% of ideal soil
  6. 10. the intermediate-sized soil particle
  7. 12. Another name for B horizon
  8. 14. 25% of ideal soil and is available for absorption by plants
  9. 16. spaces around soil particles