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Soil Vocabulary

Quiz by Taylor Cranford

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15 questions
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  • Q1
    a mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air
    Soil
    30s
  • Q2
    Deepest layer of the soil that has not been weathered
    Bedrock
    30s
  • Q3
    Dark nutrient rich part of soil that is made of recently decomposed material
    Humus
    30s
  • Q4
    Organisms that break down once living material and return nutrients to the soil
    Decomposers
    30s
  • Q5
    Layer of loose organic material on top of soil that has NOT YET been decomposed(O horizon)
    Litter
    30s
  • Q6
    Soil layer made up of weathered bedrock
    C Horizon
    30s
  • Q7
    Topsoil layer made of recently decayed and decomposed material mixed with weathered pieces of rock
    A Horizon
    30s
  • Q8
    Forms as rain washes nutrients and minerals down from the A horizon, also known as subsoil
    B Horizon
    30s
  • Q9
    mixture of sand, silt and clay that is best for plant growth
    Loam
    30s
  • Q10
    soil with the largest particle size that loses water; no nutrients
    Sand
    30s
  • Q11
    soil with small particle size that holds some water; some nutrients
    Silt
    30s
  • Q12
    soil with the smallest particle size that holds too much water; needs nutrients
    Clay
    30s
  • Q13
    The top layer that has organic matter, living organisms, and rock particles
    Top Soil
    30s
  • Q14
    allowing liquids or gases to pass through it
    Permeable
    30s
  • Q15
    removal of dissolved materials from soil by water moving downwards through soil.
    Leaching
    30s

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