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Down: 1) the solid layer of rock beneath the soil3) reduce, reuse, recycle5) the practice of plowing fields along the curves of a slope6) a location that holds municipal solid waste, construction debris, and some types of agricultural and industrial waste8) where farmers plant different crops each year to help restore the nutrients in the land10) leaving a field with no planting for a relatively long period of time to allow for regeneration of nutrients12) organisms that break the remains of dead organisms into smaller pieces and digest with chemicals13) dead plant leaves that pile up and form a loose layer on the soil14) when a material is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it15) the loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow Across: 2) material that can be harmful to human health or the environment if not properly disposed of4) restoration of damaged land that allows for either new agriculture or native habitat7) the advance of desert-like conditions into areas that previously were fertile9) a dark-colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay11) a historic event in the Southern Plains states where topsoil loss created excessive desertification that took almost 8 years to rectify16) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity. contributes to the breakdown of other rocks. 17) the process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface. heat, cold, ice, water, chemicals all contribute.18) the process of water melting and freezing and sinking into rocks causing further weathering and erosion
 

 

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