Across
- 4. absorbs most water
- 5. ________ of soil health
- 9. found in soil exchange carbon and make nitrogen available to plants
- 10. What this puzzle is about.
- 11. _____ and air is 20 to 30 percent of soil
- 13. 78% of ______ is found in the atmosphere
- 15. the capacity of soil to function as a living organism
Down
- 1. space between particles
- 2. cover soil prevents____
- 3. refers to the proportion of sand, silt, and clay-sized particles
- 6. white soil has _____ and salts
- 7. in 1930, when farmers abandoned sustainable soil
- 8. soil is a mixture of ____ materials
- 10. the largest particle, doesn't hold water well
- 12. smooth and silky when wet
- 14. weathered ____ is the main ingredient in soil