Across
- 6. A vertical sequence of soil layers
- 11. Rocks being broken down by physical processes
- 12. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms.
- 13. A mixture of minerals, rock fragments, organic matter, and other materials
- 14. Subsoil layer enriched with clay minerals washed down from Horizon A
- 15. The way a mineral breaks
- 16. The process of laying down or dropping off loose sediment
- 17. The color of a mineral in powdered form
- 18. The ability to keep in moisture and support plant growth
- 19. A soils ability to hold nutrients and to supply nutrients to a plant.
- 21. The arrangement of soil particles.
- 24. A rock formed through HEAT and PRESSURE
- 25. Topsoil layer composed of humus and clay
- 26. A rock formed by the ongoing buildup of rocks and other sediments that are COMPACTED and CEMENTED together.
- 28. The resistance of a mineral to scratching.
- 29. The process of breaking down rock
Down
- 1. The solid bedrock from which weathered pieces of rock first break off
- 2. A loose mixture of small mineral fragments, decaying organic matter (humus), water, and air
- 3. The way a mineral reflects light
- 4. The interaction of rock with mineral chemicals to change the composition of rocks
- 5. can support the growth of vegetation.
- 7. Small pieces of rock fragments that have been weathered
- 8. The Process of transporting rock from one place to another
- 9. A rock formed from hot molten LAVA or MAGMA that COOLS and CRYSTALIZES
- 10. Igneous rock that cools ON the Earth surface.
- 17. A series of layers in the soil due to the way soil forms.
- 20. A distinct layer within a soil profile
- 22. Igneous rock magma that cools BENEATH the Earth surface.
- 23. Layer containing weathered parent rock
- 27. The soil quality that is based on the proportions of soil particles