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