Water and Soil Conservation

2. water that drains out of soil after it has been wetted.
3. planting of different crops in a given field every year or every several years
7. techniques of soil preparation planting and cultivation that disturb the soil the last and leave the maximum amount of plants residue on the surface
11. level line around a hill in which all points along the line are the same elevation.
13. Water that drains out of soil after it has been wetted.
14. water bearing rock formation
15. water held by soil particles and available for plant use.

1. Closing growing crop planted to protect the soil and prevent erosion.
4. formation of rain and snow.
5. seed is planted directly into the residue of the previous crop, without exposing the soil surface.
6. soil or wall structure built across the slope to capture water and move it safely to areas where it will not cause erosion.
8. level below which soil is saturated or filled with water.
9. drinkable, that is free of harmful chemicals and organisms.
10. soil units containing mostly clay silt and sand particles held together by a gel type substance formed by organic matter.
12. a large land area from which water flows or from which it is absorbed from rain or melting snow, and from which water drains as it emerges to the surface through springs.