Soil Vocabulary
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- Q1a mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and airSoil30s
- Q2Deepest layer of the soil that has not been weatheredBedrock30s
- Q3Dark nutrient rich part of soil that is made of recently decomposed materialHumus30s
- Q4Organisms that break down once living material and return nutrients to the soilDecomposers30s
- Q5Layer of loose organic material on top of soil that has NOT YET been decomposed(O horizon)Litter30s
- Q6Soil layer made up of weathered bedrockC Horizon30s
- Q7Topsoil layer made of recently decayed and decomposed material mixed with weathered pieces of rockA Horizon30s
- Q8Forms as rain washes nutrients and minerals down from the A horizon, also known as subsoilB Horizon30s
- Q9mixture of sand, silt and clay that is best for plant growthLoam30s
- Q10soil with the largest particle size that loses water; no nutrientsSand30s
- Q11soil with small particle size that holds some water; some nutrientsSilt30s
- Q12soil with the smallest particle size that holds too much water; needs nutrientsClay30s
- Q13The top layer that has organic matter, living organisms, and rock particlesTop Soil30s
- Q14allowing liquids or gases to pass through itPermeable30s
- Q15removal of dissolved materials from soil by water moving downwards through soil.Leaching30s