Soil

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Across
  1. 2. Soil underlying the surface soil
  2. 3. Water enters cracks in the rocks, freezes, expands and breaks rocks
  3. 6. Mineral soil underlying the A horizon that has undergone varying translocation, transformation, mixing, and addition processes
  4. 7. section Vertical section of soil upon which classification is based
  5. 9. Typically the A horizon darkened by the addition of humus material
  6. 10. A dark colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay
  7. 14. The physical and natural processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and change the Earth's surface
  8. 15. A loose layer that is made of plant leaves, dead animals, and plant roots
  9. 16. The movement of Earth, rock, and soil from one place to another
Down
  1. 1. Something that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through
  2. 2. Light brown, doesn't clump, good drainage, dries quickly, mostly mineral with little humus
  3. 4. Organisms that break the remains of dead organisms into smaller pieces and digest them with chemicals
  4. 5. A complex mixture of mineral particles
  5. 8. Soil that is made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
  6. 11. horizon Layer of soil generally parallel to the soil surface
  7. 12. Mineral soil at or near the surface. The upper most mineral soil of the soil pedon
  8. 13. The natural process of laying down or settling of eroded material