Soil and Groundwater Review

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Across
  1. 1. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediments from one location to another
  2. 6. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock
  3. 7. zone of ____ is the below the water table and above bedrock where water fill all of the gaps in the soil
  4. 8. a soil ___ is different layers that differ in color and texture from the layer above or below it
  5. 9. the process of transporting nutrients from one layer to another
  6. 11. zone of _____ is above the water table where gaps in the soil is filled with air and water but is not saturated
  7. 12. the impermeable parent material in horizon D/R and is located below ground water
  8. 13. a loose mixture of rock fragments, organic material, water, and air
Down
  1. 2. horizon B made of clay, weather rock, and minerals
  2. 3. the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface
  3. 4. the top of the zone of aeration
  4. 5. soil ____ is the all of the vertical layers that make up soil
  5. 10. horizon A made of mostly inorganic materials