Across
- 3. is the best type of soil to plant crops
- 4. soils are formed weathered________.
- 7. 45% of soil is made up of this component
- 9. is the section through which the soil showing the different layers or horizons
- 11. is the breaking down of rocks
- 13. is the physical appearance of the soil according to the way the individual particles are packed into clusters
- 15. lost of topsoil by wind, water, and human activities
Down
- 1. determines the type of soil formed
- 2. is the type of weathering that involves the action of temperature, running water, wind and pressure on rocks
- 5. the type of soil that is plastic and sticky when wet and hard when it dries
- 6. decomposed dead plants and animals
- 8. refers to the coarseness or fineness of soils
- 10. the type of soil that is easy to cultivate
- 12. this type of weathering refers to the disintegration of rocks and the formation of soil through the activities of living organisms
- 14. the layer of soil that contains most of the humus or organic matter