Soil Components and Formation

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Across
  1. 4. Type of soil that develops in place over a long period of time.
  2. 5. One of the five soil formation factors that contain precip and temp
  3. 7. Soil with lots of OM is ________ than unfertile soil.
  4. 9. The slope of the soil or lay of the land
  5. 11. Anything living that affects soil formation
  6. 12. _________ till is when ice moves soil over thousands of years.
  7. 14. When soil is moved over time by wind, water, ice or gravity.
  8. 16. When soil is moved by water
  9. 18. The soil changes by breaking down OM or mineral weathering
  10. 20. Component that was once a living plant or animal is ________ matter.
  11. 21. This is when soil is moved by the wind, like in the great depression.
  12. 22. Poorly drained soil will contain ______ air than good soil.
Down
  1. 1. the original material that soil develops from.
  2. 2. Soil material is moved to different places in the soil.
  3. 3. When soil is deposited by the ocean
  4. 6. This is when material is removed from the soild example: erosion
  5. 8. These components should make up 25% of the soil each.
  6. 10. Part of the component of soil which contains Quartz or Mica
  7. 13. This is when organic matter, salts or dust is brought to the soil from outside sources.
  8. 15. _________ activity can also affect soil formation example: habitat destruction
  9. 17. Provides fluid for the plants to transport nutrients.
  10. 18. The last of the soil formation factors that everything is affected by
  11. 19. Compacted soil will contain ______ soilds than air or water.