Soil and Weathering

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Across
  1. 2. Matter consisting of fresh or decaying plant and animals residues.
  2. 6. The fineness or coarseness of the soil.
  3. 7. A technique used when testing soil by rubbing a wet sample between your hands.
  4. 10. Weathering by mechanical methods.
  5. 12. Weathering that refers to the disintegration of rocks and soil formation through living organisms.
  6. 15. Unweathered Rock.
Down
  1. 1. This soil has more sand particles than other types.
  2. 3. This type of weathering involves chemicals.
  3. 4. There are _____ major components of soil.
  4. 5. The way soil is formed.
  5. 8. This soil has equal amounts of sand, silt and clay particles.
  6. 9. A ____ profile is a vertical dug down section through the soil.
  7. 11. This soil type has high portions of clay particles
  8. 13. This occurs when minerals in rock combine with atmospheric oxygen.
  9. 14. Each layer of soil.