click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Soil Formation
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biota | All of the organisms that live in a region |
| climate | The average weather of an area |
| decomposition | The process of changing once-living material into dark-colored organic matter |
| horizon | A layer of soil formed from the movement of the products of weathering |
| organic matter | The remains of something that was once alive |
| parent material | The starting material of soil |
| pore | Small holes or spaces in soil |
| soil | A mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water and air |
| topography | the shape and steepness of the landscape |
| biota | All of the organisms that live in a region |
| climate | The average weather of an area |
| decomposition | The process of changing once-living material into dark-colored organic matter |
| horizon | A layer of soil formed from the movement of the products of weathering |
| organic matter | The remains of something that was once alive |
| parent material | The starting material of soil |
| pore | Small holes or spaces in soil |
| soil | A mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water and air |
| topography | the shape and steepness of the landscape |