Soil and Soil Conservation
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- Q1a loose mixture of rock fragment, organic material, water, and airSoil30s
- Q2the dark, organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animalshumus30s
- Q3best soil for growing most plants, is soil made up of about equal parts of sand, silt, and clayloam30s
- Q4made up of distinct layers called horizons (is a layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it)Soil profile30s
- Q5is the horizon made of solid rockbedrock30s
- Q6consist of topsoil, has more humus than any other layer, roots, worms, and other living organisms, small rocks and mineral fragmentA horizon30s
- Q7called the subsoil, usually consist clay and other particles leached down from the A HorizonB horizon30s
- Q8contains partly weathered rockC horizon30s
- Q9organisms that break down the remains of dead plants and animalsdecomposer30s
- Q10a method to maintain the fertility of the soil by protecting the soil from erosion and nutrient losssoil conservation30s
- Q11the process by which wind, water, glaciers, and gravity move (transport) soil and sediment from one location to anothererosion30s
- Q12-used to prevent erosioncontour plowing30s
- Q13-used to prevent erosion of soil on really steep slopesterracing30s
- Q14-practice of leaving old stalks, provides cover from erosion from rain (water)no-till farming30s
- Q15-used to restore nutrients to the soil and prevent erosioncover crop30s
