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Q I J A O T F F S H O X I Y Y A R G T D
P B T C Y U E S M C X Q P T Y C E H A S
X S S I E J E S S L B G I H X I L D H K
D G V M C Y Y N I A D N P Q W S G U A H
N H E E U H Q I N H N R J X H Y N G W J
O U X H H Y C X A X W A O I X H A C A D
L M A C R O O R G A N I S M T P I X Y R
A K L V D N W L R K M U J C T L R B G Q
C K P U A J E E O G O W J D I Q T S N X
I X X P C D A A O K C O C M F R L R T T
G V O A T M T C R C T E I C H H I U I F
O Y V S Q Y H H C B M N Q H A V O X K U
L F S O A L E I I C G N T R G W S V I K
O N K C N J R N M R U H M M H Q W S K N
I R Q I U X I G R Y K U G Y E R D P S G
B C P L C U N P N W X M S G L F T D H A
M C D D Q B G M S F D U F K X H D R Q C
H R L Y O T J Y X A W S X G C O V G P A
U V M B R M M K H R H F G O C K T T Y N

Clues

  • It holds clay silt and sand particles together (5)
  • it improves drainage in clay soils by causing them to flocculate (6)
  • it is a process which action of soil orgainisms can break up rocks (10)
  • it is a process which glaciers carrying boulders can wear away underlying rocks as the flow over them (8)
  • it is a process which some plants produce acids which break up rocks (8)
  • it is hwen soil nutrients dissolve in rainwater and carried to rivers (8)
  • it is the break down of rocks to produce inorganic particles such as clay (10)
  • it is udes to determine the type of soil (4, 8)
  • the type of soil organism which includes bacteria (14)
  • type of soil organism which can be seen by the naked eye (13)

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