a plant organ that takes in water and nutrients from the soil

a natural cycle in which carbon compounds, mainly carbon dioxide, are incorporated into living tissue through photosynthesis and returned to the atmosphere by respiration, decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels

to break down into simple nutrients

(n) the young plant that comes out of a seed; (v) to come out of or grow from a seed

the removal of weathered rock material. After rocks have been broken down, the small particles are transported to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity

Earth's crust, both beneath the oceans and continents, as well as the mantle and inner and outer core

a measure of how much water is in something

all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism

a large natural structure on the earth's surface such as a mountain, a plain, or a valley

the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by the action of wind, rain, and temperature change

the outer layer of Earth's crust in which plants can grow; made of bits of dead plant and animal material as well as bits of rocks and minerals

an organism that is made up of many cells, makes its own food through photosynthesis, and cannot move; a member of kingdom Plantae

an amount of rock or soil that has been laid down in an area

a very small part of a plant root that takes water and nutrients from the soil

a substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive

an organism that is too small for people to see with only their eyes

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Soil

Question	Answer
root	a plant organ that takes in water and nutrients from the soil
carbon cycle	a natural cycle in which carbon compounds, mainly carbon dioxide, are incorporated into living tissue through photosynthesis and returned to the atmosphere by respiration, decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels
decompose	to break down into simple nutrients
sprout	(n) the young plant that comes out of a seed; (v) to come out of or grow from a seed
erosion	the removal of weathered rock material. After rocks have been broken down, the small particles are transported to other locations by wind, water, ice, and gravity
geosphere	Earth's crust, both beneath the oceans and continents, as well as the mantle and inner and outer core
moisture	a measure of how much water is in something
environment	all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism
landform	a large natural structure on the earth's surface such as a mountain, a plain, or a valley
geology	the study of rocks and Earth
decay	to break down or wear away
weathering	the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by the action of wind, rain, and temperature change
soil	the outer layer of Earth's crust in which plants can grow; made of bits of dead plant and animal material as well as bits of rocks and minerals
plant	an organism that is made up of many cells, makes its own food through photosynthesis, and cannot move; a member of kingdom Plantae
deposit	an amount of rock or soil that has been laid down in an area
root hair	a very small part of a plant root that takes water and nutrients from the soil
absorb	to take in matter or energy
nutrients	a substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive
microorganism	an organism that is too small for people to see with only their eyes

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