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A New vocab for soil formation

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What is soil?   a loose mixture of small mineral fragments,organic material,water and air  
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What is Parent rock?   the source of mineral fragments in the soil  
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What is bedrock?   the layer of rock beneath soil  
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What is soil texture?   soil quality that is based on the proportions of soil particles  
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What is soil structure?   the arrangements of soil particles  
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What is humus?   organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals  
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What is leaching?   The removal of substances that can be dissolved from rock ore,or layers of soil due to the passing of water  
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