Across
- 2. the effect weather has on rocks and the earth
- 6. the top layer of soil
- 8. a mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)
- 9. a component of soil made of small pieces of rock; pebbles; usually has a smooth texture
Down
- 1. what a surface looks and feels like
- 3. the top layer of decayed plants and animals
- 4. to hold inside, as soil does with water
- 5. a component of soil made of very tiny grains; sticky and soft when wet but turns hard when dry
- 7. a component of soil made by the weathering of rocks into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty texture