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