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Across
  1. 2. a layer parallel to the soil surface whose physical, chemical and biological characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath
  2. 5. describes how water and air are able to move through the soil
  3. 8. the steepness, landscape position and surface shape of a section of land
  4. 9. mark with spots or smears of color
  5. 10. The chemical weathering of sand and formation of clay minerals, transformation of coarse OM into decay resistant organic compounds
  6. 11. transfer process which takes place through the extraction of a substance from a solid material that has come into contact with the liquid
  7. 12. A chain of reactions is initiated upon soil flooding leading to reduced soil redox potential conditions
  8. 13. sticky fine-grained mineral
  9. 15. sand, silt, and clay are this
Down
  1. 1. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth
  2. 3. water entering the soil and moving through the soil profile
  3. 4. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
  4. 6. Movement of soil constituents within the profile and/or between horizons
  5. 7. the weather conditions in an area in general
  6. 14. a soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay.