Soils and processes

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  • Created on: 16-01-17 17:22
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S Q Y S M T K P O D Z O L F V X N
Q R J I H X M C K W H D P L W G E
M R G S A T U R A T I O N A P P Y
A X J P E D O G E N E S I S H W G
R W C M A H U Q M J K N C Y B I I
E R V N X S I K B T O B G H H F E
T E N T W M W F R I M R A L H H F
A G F E N P N U T R O P U N P S U
C O H I H E T A K S P M S I G Q L
N L O L D Y I K C C A T I O N S U
Y I O M V V H O U E O H U D O A K
H T H E U S P T H Q N G M R P P T
J H F L M I B T W C G M U H N N V
O U E N C M I N E R A L C F S A N
H E Q X W I H R V Q L L G O P L L
F H L V U V I Q P X K L G F U B H

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  • 45% of soil is composed of this. (7)
  • A series of different soil types occuring down a slope is known as a ........... . (6)
  • Mottled soils, created by the oxidation/reduction of Fe, are caused by this process. (7)
  • The collective name of soil-generating processes. (11)
  • The layer of rock and mineral in the crust, produced by weathering. (8)
  • The removal of solid material from a soil horizon (10)
  • The thing which soils exchange by isomorphous substitution in clay. (7)
  • The type of soil created by intense leaching and translocation. (6)
  • The type of water which cannot be drawn up by plants. (11)
  • When all pores within soil are filled with water. (10)

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