Soil Color

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Across
  1. 5. refers to the darkness or lightness of the soil color
  2. 6. colored—clumps of both bright and dull colors mixed together
  3. 9. coarseness or fineness of soil particles
  4. 11. Grasses had abundant roots, which filled the top 1 to 2 feetof the soil.
  5. 12. A shallow layer of partially decayed leaves, twigs,and fallen logs accumulated on the surface.
  6. 15. a type of organic matter that results from thepartial decay of plants and animals.
  7. 16. approximately 1.5 percent organic matter
Down
  1. 1. refers to the type of plant material that originally grew on the soil.
  2. 2. approximately 2.5 percent organic matter
  3. 3. approximately 5 percent organic matter
  4. 4. the way in which soil particles are held together
  5. 7. the depth of each soil
  6. 8. colored—gray or olive gray
  7. 10. colored—brown, reddish brown, or yellowish brown
  8. 13. approximately 3.5 percent organic matter
  9. 14. approximately 2 percent organic matter