Across
- 1. soil organisms include plants, animals, and these
- 6. as MAP increases, SOM generally __
- 7. substance that determines soil CEC, shrink-swell, and aggregation
- 8. common cation in goethite, ferrihydrite, and hematite
- 10. PM consisting of silt and VFS once suspended in air
- 12. unsorted sediment deposited by glacial ice
- 13. description of soil landscape position
- 16. Paul’s favorite SFF
- 18. coarse objects in soil formed from bedrock
- 19. controlled by solar radiation, soil cover, and water content
- 21. goethite mineral formula
- 24. series name of CAF pit with carbonates
- 26. group of clays with high shrink-swell
- 28. short-range-order minerals are __ crystalline
- 29. old landscape setting where lacustrine PM is found
- 32. texture of soil formed from granite or sandstone
- 33. soil irreversibly hardened by dried ferrihydrite
- 35. drainage of all CAF pits
- 37. mineral class common in volcanic soils
- 38. causes transport of colluvium PM
- 39. secondary mineral formed in arid soils
- 40. as MAT increases, SOM generally __
- 41. well-sorted sandy PM deposited by rivers
- 43. “space for time” comparison of soil formation
Down
- 2. shape of metal/cation crystals in clay layer sheets
- 3. mineral type formed from weathering
- 4. climate stat higher in IA than CO
- 5. soil order known for high expanding clay content
- 9. horizon that forms slower than Bt but faster than Bo
- 11. Al(OH)3 oxide in soil
- 14. texture of soil formed from rhyolite or shale
- 15. The lowest horizon never gets a letter for __ or topo
- 16. mineral type originally formed from magma
- 17. the most stable mineral found in soil
- 18. number of basic silicate types
- 20. is this puzzle all you need to do for studying (yes or no)
- 21. soil property influenced by rock type aside from texture
- 22. substitution of same-sized elements in minerals
- 23. should you still take the practice test on BbLearn (yes or no)
- 25. top horizon of all four CAF pits
- 27. climate stat higher in NM than ND
- 30. 1:1 clay type with no isomorphic substitution
- 31. activity that influences O, A, Bhs, and even Bg horizons
- 34. shape of Si + O crystals in clay layer sheets
- 36. techniques include C and K-Ar
- 42. C horizons must be single-grained or __