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