The Soil

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. The condition of ___ or the state of being alive (6)
  2. 6. Mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake (4)
  3. 8. Relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis (9)
  4. 9. The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state (4)
  5. 12. Living things like dogs and birds (7)
  6. 13. A relatively small granular particle of a substance (plural) (6)
  7. 15. Tiny grains found on beaches (4)

Down

  1. 1. A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter (7)
  2. 2. Living things like trees and flowers that grow in soil (6)
  3. 3. The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock (4)
  4. 4. Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (plural) (9)
  5. 7. A living thing that has the ability to act or function independently (plural) (9)
  6. 10. Water soaked soil (4)
  7. 11. Whether it's rainy, sunny or windy outside (7)
  8. 14. Hard piece of stone (plural) (5)