Across
- 2. A solid earth material made of two or more minerals
- 3. Something that living things need to grow and stay healthy
- 5. A very small piece or part
- 7. When dead plants or animals break down into small pieces
- 8. Rocks that are smaller than sand, but bigger than clay
Down
- 1. Bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil
- 2. To hold or continue to hold
- 4. Any nonliving natural resource that makes up Earth, including soil and water
- 6. A mix of humus, sandm silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles