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Soil Toil
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soil : a material made up of tiny pieces of weathered rock
humus : decaying plant and animal material in the soil
loam : soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth
air : a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen that makes up the atmosphere
clay : creates poor drainage conditions
gravel : can be a mixture of sand, clay, and small pieces of rock
minerals : the components in the Earth that combine to form rocks
nutrients : a chemical that an organism needs to live and grow
organic material : has come from the remains of once-living organisms
particle : a minute portion of matter
sand : rock material that has been eroded into tiny grains
sediment : material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
silt : a very fine sediment found in or near water
topsoil : the upper, outermost layer of soil
water : a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid
Soil Toil
Across:1. | rock material that has been eroded into tiny grains | 3. | the upper, outermost layer of soil | 6. | a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen that makes up the atmosphere | 7. | can be a mixture of sand, clay, and small pieces of rock | 9. | the components in the Earth that combine to form rocks |
| 10. | a very fine sediment found in or near water | 11. | material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion | 14. | creates poor drainage conditions | 15. | a material made up of tiny pieces of weathered rock |
| | Down:2. | a chemical that an organism needs to live and grow | 4. | decaying plant and animal material in the soil | 5. | has come from the remains of once-living organisms |
| 8. | a minute portion of matter | 12. | a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid | 13. | soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth |
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Soil Toil
Across:1. | rock material that has been eroded into tiny grains | 3. | the upper, outermost layer of soil | 6. | a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen that makes up the atmosphere | 7. | can be a mixture of sand, clay, and small pieces of rock | 9. | the components in the Earth that combine to form rocks |
| 10. | a very fine sediment found in or near water | 11. | material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion | 14. | creates poor drainage conditions | 15. | a material made up of tiny pieces of weathered rock |
| | Down:2. | a chemical that an organism needs to live and grow | 4. | decaying plant and animal material in the soil | 5. | has come from the remains of once-living organisms |
| 8. | a minute portion of matter | 12. | a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid | 13. | soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth |
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