Across
- 1. Also known as the Zone of Illuviations
- 3. Washing out or leaching of soil particles
- 4. Loss of particles in the soil due to rain and irrigation
- 8. The underlying geological material from which soil profile form
- 9. Largest soil particle
- 13. The naturally occurring, unconsolidated or loose covering on the Earth's surface.
- 15. Accumulation of particles lost during eluviation
- 18. Rocks made from molten lava
- 19. A side view of the different layers of the soil as they would be found in nature.
- 20. Smallest soil particle
- 21. The loss of soil by wind or water
- 22. Deposits from the wind
Down
- 2. Rocks made from mineral sediments
- 5. Moisture and water from glaciers
- 6. A specific layer in the soil which is parallel to the soil surface and possesses physical characteristics which differ from the layers above and beneath.
- 7. Graph used to determine soil texture based on percentages of sand, silt and clay
- 10. Deposits from rivers and streams
- 11. The lay of the land
- 12. Deposits from saltwater oceans and seas
- 14. Deposits from freshwater lakes
- 16. The surface mineral layer
- 17. Deposits made from gravity