Soil Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. how soil looks- examples are brown, red, tan, and beige
  2. 5. to hold
  3. 8. a soil type with medium-sized particle; found in the bottom of rivers and lakes
  4. 10. the third or bottom layer of soil
  5. 11. dead, organic material found on the top layer of soil
  6. 12. a soil type with a very small particle size; sticky and soft when wet
  7. 13. a mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus
Down
  1. 1. the pieces making up a soil
  2. 2. what grows in soil
  3. 3. a soil type made of small pieces of rock
  4. 6. the top layer of soil
  5. 7. the second layer of soil under topsoil
  6. 9. how a soil sample feels
  7. 13. a soil type that is grainy with a large particle size