Across
- 3. slope and aspect affect the angle of the land and position toward/away from the sun that soil will be exposed to.
- 5. plants, animals, microscopic organisms, and humans interact with soil in different ways.
- 7. that amount of time it takes for the four factors to interact with each other.
- 8. the loss of water
- 9. the amount, intensity, timing, and kind of precipitation that breaks down part of the ecosystem (rocks,trees) into the soil.
Down
- 1. soil transported from elsewhere usually by wind and water at different speeds.
- 2. sand, silt, and clay combine to form clusters.
- 4. rich material of plants and animals origin in a stage of decomposition.
- 5. is the most biological productive layer.
- 6. leaves, needles, twigs, moss, lichens that are not decomposing.