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Science Vocab 2b
Science Vocabulary 2b
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Soil | Loose material on the surface of the earth |
| humus | Decayed organic material found in soil |
| pedologist | A scientist who studies soil |
| sand | The largest particle of soil. It does not retain water in the soil. |
| clay | The smallest particle of soil: hold nutrients and water but does not have room for air. |
| silt | A tiny particle of soil that allows water and air to mix in the soil. |
| texture | The amount of each kind of particle in a soil sample. |
| loam | Soil that has properties of all three soil particles: sand, soil, and clay. |
| horizon | Layers of soil |
| topsoil | The layer of soil in which plants germinate and where roots grow. |
| subsoil | The layer of soil that contains nutrients from the humus that have washed down through the upper layers and weathered minerals from the parent rock below. |
| bedrock | A layer underneath the soil that consists of unweathered rock: also called regolith. |
| Yes, Lacy Margaret Hurd | Is your name on your paper and what is it? |