Name:
Soil Crossword
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Across
4. Fungi that helps breakdown compost (mushroom)
6. ________ is the layer of dead leaves and grass on
the surface of the ground (o horizon)
7. Smallest soil particles, will hold water (clay)
9. Changing from one component to another
(transformation)
10. This process helped form soil (weathering)
11. A property of soil, what the soil feels like (texture)
12. Largest soil particles, it is also free-draining (sand)
13. determines how well nutrients dissolve in the water
in the soil (ph)
15. How quickly water flows through soil
(permeability)
16. Horizon B, lighter in color with fewer nutrients and
limited plant growth (subsoil)
18. Animal that helps breakdown soil (earthworm)
20. Movement within the soil (translocation)
21. Below the last layer of soil, solid rock (bedrock)
22. ___________ is composed mainly of weathered
rock and organic matter (soil)
23. Best planting soil (silt)
Down
1. Layers of soil are called (horizons)
2. When soil appears red it most likely contains a lot
of this element (iron)
3. The 4 ________________ of soil are additions,
losses, translocations, and transformations
(processes)
5. Includes compost, manure, and leaf mould;
improves water holding (organic matter)
8. This layer contains partially weathered rock and
sediments (parent material)
14. Dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant
and animal matter decay (humus)
17. A microorganism that helps break down compost
(bacteria)
19. Horizon A, this layer is dark and fertile and
contains humus (topsoil)