Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting – Criss Cross

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Across

  • 4. Humus is high in ___ and carbon.
  • 5. ___ is bodily waste from farm animals like chickens and cows.
  • 6. A system of garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth is called a ___.
  • 8. Micro-organisms are tiny life forms that you need a ___ to see.
  • 9. ___ is a dark material that forms a part of the soil and is the result of rotted plant or animal matter.
  • 10. ___ is an element found in nature.

Down

  • 1. ___ matter is the remains of plants and animals and their waste products.
  • 2. ___ are living things, such as people, plants, or animals.
  • 3. A bin's ability to let water run out, leaving it empty or dry is called ___.
  • 7. A mixture of matter that used to alive, or its products, that is used to improve soil is called ___.

Word Bank

carbon
compost
drainage
humus
landfill
manure
microscope
organic
organisms
nitrogen