Across
- 2. cropping cultivation in which different crops are sown in alternate strips to prevent soil erosion
- 5. make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps.
- 8. a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility
- 9. make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost.
- 10. the top layer of soil.
- 12. cycle relating to or denoting the cycle in which chemical elements and simple substances are transferred between living systems and the environment.
- 14. plowing plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.
Down
- 1. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
- 3. wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.
- 4. the state or process of rotting; decay
- 6. material Parent material is the geologic material from which soil horizons form
- 7. the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
- 11. texture triangle The soil texture triangle is one of the tools that soilscientists use to visualize and understand the meaning ofsoil texture names
- 13. matter Organic matter (or organic material) is matter that has come from a recently living organism