Across
- 2. A vertical section of the soil at a particular place
- 6. the practice of plowing around or across a slope rather than "with" the slope
- 7. The wind-blown parent material of soil
- 9. An area measurement of land used in the United States
- 11. A way of expressing the acidity and alkalinity of soil
- 16. The practice of building building earthen ridges or embankments that slow the rate of water runoff
- 17. The practice of planting crops in strips, which slows down the speed of the wind and rate of water runoff
- 20. The action of water soaking into the soil after precipitation or irrigation
- 21. Well-decomposed organic matter
- 22. The thin layers pf water that coat soil particles
- 23. In land surveying, on east-west line
- 24. all characteristics of a site, such as terrain, creek, and climate
- 29. the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon in the soil on a long-term basis
- 30. The downward pull of gravity on water after infiltration
- 31. Soil high in mineral content; soil with 6 to 12 percent organic matter
- 32. The amount of various salts in the soil
- 33. A system of describing land in which a known starting point is used to establish and indicate lines forming boundaries of property
- 36. Soil that is nearly equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay
- 40. The process of measuring and making real property
- 41. The material from which soil develops
- 42. The water that fills cracks and air spaces between soil particles
- 43. The classification of agricultural land on the basis of its productive capability
Down
- 1. A written statement of the boundaries of land and its location in relation to other land
- 3. The outer layer of the earth's surface; the natural medium in which plant roots grow and obtain nutrients
- 4. Salt in the soil saltiness from irrigation water
- 5. The limit or line of land
- 8. The arrangement of the soil particles into shapes or pieces in undisturbed soil
- 10. A thin layer of water that sticks to soil particles and does not move about
- 12. A human-made system for moving excess water from land through open ditches and underground drain tiles or tubes
- 13. Soil high in organic matter; soil with more than 20 percent organic matter
- 14. The depth of the natural level of free water below the surface of the earth; point in the earth where all the spaces are filled and no more water can be held; natural level of free water below the surface of the Earth
- 15. In surveying, a true north-south line
- 18. The movement of water through the soil
- 19. A method of describing land based on two fixed lines that are at right angles to each other
- 25. The practice of covering the soil with a layer of protective material
- 26. Erosion caused by people disturbing the natural cover of the land
- 27. The group of activities in which the surface of the land is shaped so it is more more productive
- 28. A distinct layer of soil materials; one of the four layers of materials from the soil surface down several feet
- 34. The physical condition of the soil
- 35. The cropping practice in which seed is planted with very little plowing
- 37. A layer of the B horizon, or subsoil, that is hard and compacted and restricts water percolation and plant root growth
- 38. The practice of alternately planting different crops that use different soil nutrients on the same land
- 39. The proportion of sand, silt, and clay in the soil