Soil
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Across:
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The different layers of soil
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Makes the soil fertile and provides nutrients to the plants
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The amount of water percolated through the soil in unit time
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The mixture of rock particles and humus
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Has a lesser amount of humus but has more minerals
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Made up of small lumps of rocks with cracks and crevices
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Hard and usually difficult to dig with a spade
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A vertical section through different layers of the soil
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Occurs as a deposit in riverbeds
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Dark in colour
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