sus ag crossword

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  1. 3. water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.
  2. 5. the smallest sized particles.
  3. 6. catalysts in decomposition, releasing nutrients from plants in the soil, play a role in nutrient cycling
  4. 8. the rate at which water moves through the soil.
  5. 9. the amount of air space between soil particles.
  6. 11. Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of soils.
  7. 12. almost equal parts of sand, silt and clay.
  8. 14. medium sized particles
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  1. 1. needed in very small quantities
  2. 2. lower the pH value in soils (make the soil more acidic).
  3. 4. raise the pH value in soils (make the soil less acidic).
  4. 7. form of inorganic nitrogen found naturally in the soil, plays a role in nutrition of plants
  5. 9. measure of acidity or alkalinity in a soil
  6. 10. usually found in soils as the result of slow decomposition of organic matter
  7. 13. density indicator of soil compaction, weight of the soil in a given volume.