Across
- 4. prefix for non-durable, island silicates (1:4)
- 7. goethite mineral formula
- 8. soil property influenced by rock type aside from texture
- 10. Relative texture of soil formed from rhyolite or shale
- 11. “-sphere” describing the zone around an earthworm channel
- 13. substitution of same-sized elements in minerals
- 15. mineral class common in volcanic soils
- 19. The lowest horizon never gets a letter for __ or topo
- 20. short-range-order minerals are __ crystalline
- 21. series name of CAF pit with carbonates
- 22. soil organisms include plants, animals, and these
- 24. Mycorrhizae are bacteria symbiotic with __ in soil
- 26. techniques include C and K-Ar
- 28. group of clays with high shrink-swell
- 30. Relative texture of soil formed from granite or sandstone
- 33. soil order known for high expanding clay content
- 35. substance found in dry, sedimentary areas of Spain
- 36. climate stat higher in NM than ND
- 37. Surprisingly, rocks are mostly this element (by volume)
- 40. controlled by solar radiation, soil cover, and water content
- 41. SFF that describes soil landscape position
- 45. unsorted sediment deposited by glacial ice
- 46. Al(OH)3 oxide in soil
- 47. well-sorted sandy PM deposited by rivers
- 49. 1:1 clay type with no isomorphic substitution
- 50. old landscape setting where lacustrine PM is found
Down
- 1. kind of activity that influences O, A, Bhs, and even Bg horizons
- 2. as MAP increases, SOM generally __
- 3. mineral type formed from weathering
- 5. Region of Spain that receives the most rain
- 6. “space for time” comparison of soil formation
- 9. common cation in goethite, ferrihydrite, and hematite
- 10. number of basic silicate types
- 12. substance that determines soil CEC, shrink-swell, and aggregation
- 14. secondary mineral formed in arid soils
- 15. top horizon of all four CAF pits
- 16. soil irreversibly hardened by dried ferrihydrite
- 17. as MAT increases, SOM generally __
- 18. C horizons must be single-grained or __
- 23. “-chronology” describing multiple layers of volcanic in soil
- 25. the most stable mineral found in soil
- 27. drainage of all CAF pits
- 29. prefix for network silicates (1:2)
- 31. shape of metal/cation crystals in clay layer sheets
- 32. is this puzzle all you need to do for studying (yes or no)
- 34. shape of Si + O crystals in clay layer sheets
- 36. climate stat higher in IA than CO
- 38. causes transport of colluvium PM
- 39. should you still take the practice test on BbLearn (yes or no)
- 42. horizon that forms slower than Bt but faster than Bo
- 43. coarse objects in soil formed from bedrock
- 44. mineral type originally formed from magma
- 48. PM consisting of silt and/or VFS deposited by wind