Soil
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
m
i
r
Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
3.
t
s
A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
5.
s
s
i
The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
7.
s
l
Mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
8.
a
t
m
h
r
Layer of air around the Earth
9.
l
o
A fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
10.
s
d
Tiny grains found on beaches
11.
w
e
h
i
n
To sail to the windward of
12.
p
t
e
s
A relatively flat highland (plural)
13.
t
o
p
The layer of soil on the surface
14.
o
g
i
m
A living thing that has the ability to act or function independently
15.
c
s
Any ___-shaped artifact (plural)
16.
h
m
Partially decomposed organic matter
17.
t
g
a
p
h
The configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
18.
c
l
e
s
A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression (plural)
19.
r
o
Hard piece of stone (plural)
20.
a
v
i
l
Of or relating to ___
21.
b
o
l
i
A native or inhabitant of ___
22.
m
o
r
a
s
m
Any organism of ___ size
24.
g
o
d
The solid part of the earth's surface