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Soil Dynamics
6th Earth Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Type of forest where trees lose their leaves each winter; deciduous tress need lots of rain. | deciduous forest |
| Type of soil that is nutrient poor, red, tropical soil that forms in rainforest areas. | laterite |
| Type of soil that is fertile, dark soil that forms in mid latitude, forested regions. | pedalfer |
| Type of soil that is less fertile that forms in drier, grassland regions. | pedocal |
| The process of soil being carried away by wind, water, and human activity. | soil erosion |
| Period of time in America's history where dust storms blew across the Great Plains of the United States between 1934 - 1936. | Dust Bowl |
| Dead leaves, branches, bark, and other plant parts that accumulate on the floor of a forest. | leaf litter |
| The characteristic that describes the ability of water to flow through soil. | permeability |
| Soil texture that forms from a roughly equal combination of sand, silt, and clay. | loam |
| The top layer of Earth's surface containing weathered rocks and minerals and organic material. | soil |
| Something from living organisms | organic |