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- 1. FOOD FOR PLANTS IN SOIL, ABSORBED BY ROOTS
- 3. Another name for O horizon
- 5. the loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow
- 7. A measure of how well soil supports plant growth.
- 8. A soil mixture of sand, silt and clay
- 9. SOLID, DUST LIKE SEDIMENT COMPONENT OF SOIL, SMALLER THAN
- 11. wear away or change the appearance or texture of something by long exposure
- 12. GRADUAL PROCESS FROM WATER OR WIND THAT REMOVES SOIL
- 15. HOW MUCH GRAIN / CROP IS PRODUCED
- 16. layers of soil
- 18. STICKY WHEN WET IN WINTER. DRY, HARD, AND CRUMBLY IN SUMMER; smallest soil particle
- 19. R Horizon
- 20. HELPS DECOMPOSITION OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER
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- 2. Another name for A horizon
- 4. Another name for B Horizon
- 6. determined by the percentage of each particle type
- 8. LOSS OF WATER-SOLUBLE NUTRIENTS, DUE TO RAIN AND IRRIGATION.
- 10. MACRONUTRIENT INVOLVED WITH ENERGY AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS
- 13. MINERAL COMPONENT OF SOIL. DOESN’T BREAK DOWN. HELPS
- 14. makes up 25% of ideal soil
- 17. weathered or eroded into small particles like sand and silt