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Question | Answer |
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What is soil | Soil is a mixture of weathered rock,decayed organic matter,mineral fragments,water and air |
What are the small holes in soil called | The small holes are called pores |
What is the solid part of soil once living | It is organic matter |
What does organic matter forms when once living material undergoes | Decompositon |
What is the starting material in soil | The starting material of soil is parent material |
What is parent material made of | Parent material is made of sediment that weathers and forms soil |
What weather and climate does soil form | Wet and warm climates |
What is topigraohic | Topographic is the shape and steepness of the landscape |
What is biota | Biota are the animals that live in the area |
What is soil horizons | The layers of soil formed from the product of weathering |
What is the a horizon | The part closest to the surface |
What is the b horizon | The second layer below a horizon that usually contains clay particles |
What is the c horizon | The c horizon is the 3rd layer under the b horizon that has parent material |
How many major soil tpes are there | They are 12 |