Across
- 1. Water that drains out of soil after it has been wetted.
- 3. Techniques of soil preparation, planning and cultivation that disturb the soil the least and leave the maximum amount of plant residue on the surface.
- 7. Water bearing rock formation.
- 8. Level below which soil is saturated or filled with water
- 9. Soil or wall structure built across the slope to capture water and move it sagely to areas where it will not cause erosion.
- 12. Close growing crop planted to protect the soil and prevent erosion.
- 14. water held by sol particles and available for plant use.
- 15. Formation of rain and snow.
Down
- 2. Soil units containing mostly clay, silt, and sand particles held together by a gel-type substance formed by organic matter
- 4. Water that drains out of soil after it has been wetted.
- 5. Level line around a hill in which all points along the line are the same elevation.
- 6. drinkable, that is, free of chemicals and organisms
- 10. planting of different crops in a given field every year or every several years.
- 11. Seed is planted directly into the residue of the previous crop without exposing the soil to surface.
- 13. A large land area from wich water flows or from wichit is absordeb from rain or melting snow and from which water drains as it emerges to the surface through