Soil Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. the A-layer in soil
  2. 5. the arrival of eroded material at its new location
  3. 6. the largest sediment particle
  4. 8. an act that enforced soil protection
  5. 11. the layers of the soil
  6. 12. type of weathering that involves runoff breaking parent materials
  7. 13. large fragmented rock pieces
  8. 14. type of weathering that involves lichens excreting organic acids
  9. 17. the medium sediment particle
Down
  1. 1. the removal of topsoil
  2. 2. event as a result of overcultivating
  3. 4. ability of water to seep through soil
  4. 7. loss of productivity due to erosion
  5. 8. where grounds give way with little warning
  6. 9. the O-layer in soil
  7. 10. type of weathering that involves acid rain
  8. 12. ability of water to absorb fluids
  9. 15. the smallest sediment particle
  10. 16. the loss of minerals in soil through sinking
  11. 18. a mixture of different sediments