Across
- 4. wearing away of materials by wind, water, ice and gravity
- 6. soil particles held by surface forces in small or micro pores
- 9. process of rotting or decaying
- 12. when one component within the soil is transformed or changed into another
- 13. weather conditions change the color, texture, appearance, form or composition of an object
- 14. variety of living organisms found in the soil
- 15. turning a liquid into vapor
- 16. movement of sediments by flowing water
Down
- 1. organic component of soil
- 2. movement of soil materials between horizons or within the profile
- 3. inorganic substance
- 5. process of water drawing minerals to lower layers of soil
- 7. serves as a primary food for microbes to feed on
- 8. residue of dead plants and animals
- 10. when wind moves and deposits sediments
- 11. refers to the movement of water into and downward through soil and is dependent on soil texture and structure