Perry's Perennial
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QuizSoil Terms, Word Search
Perry's Perennial
Pages, Perennial Arcade
Quiz
Soil Terms, Word Search
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Figure out what words the clues represent. Then find the words in the grid. Words can go horizontally, vertically and diagonally in all eight directions. When done, click here for answers.
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Clues
| to till below normal plow depth, generally below 6 inches | mellow soil, rich in organic matter, intermediate in texture |
| acidity or alkalinity, espressed as pH | class of soil based on proportion of sand, silt, clay |
| vertical section of soil through all layers | dense soil, artificially compacted when wet |
| nutrients plants need in small amounts | process of soils becoming more acidic |
| compound other than animal or plant matter | loss of nutrients through downward drainage |
| well-decomposed, stable organic matter in soils | soil hard to penetrate by roots, water, air |
| cement-like soil layer | soil layer |
| tiny individual soil particles clumping | easy-to-work, rich loamy soils |
| soil particles 0.1-1.0mm in diameter | partly decomposed organic surface layer in forests |
| soil particles less than 0.002mm in diameter | degree that soil has air space or cavities |
| alkaline soil | water held in soil from surface tension |
| young soil, layers not formed | lime also containing magnesium |
| soil high in pH | dry, lacking water |
| to accumulate on soil surface | soil recently deposited, as by floodwaters |
| lower soil pH | exchange of air in soil, as by turning |
| acidify | dolomite | loam |
| adsorb | duff | micronutrients |
| aeration | flocculate | podzolization |
| alkaline | friable | porosity |
| alluvial | hardpan | profile |
| anhydrous | horizon | puddled |
| azonal | humus | reaction |
| calcareous | impervious | sand |
| capillary | inorganic | subsoil |
| clay | leaching | texture |
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