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Soil
Chapter 6 Lesson 2
Question | Answer |
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Solid Rock | Bedrock |
bits of decayed plants and animals that add nutrients to soil | Humus |
Soil made up of a mixture of sand, silt, and clay | Loam |
Material on Earth that is necessary or useful to people | Natural Resource |
Top layer of soil; dark and has the most humus and minerals | Subsoil |
A mixture of minerals, weathered rock, water, air, and living things | Soil |
The structure on a plant that takes in water | Roots |
Small grains of sand (holds very little water) | Sandy Soil |
Grains smaller than sand (silt) | Silty Soil |
Smallest grains, holds water best | Clay Soil |
Made up of a mixture of silt and clay | Soil |
What lives in the soil? | Worms, ants, beatles, roots |
What are the layers of soil? | Topsoil, subsoil, bedrock |
What are the different types of soil? | Clay soil,sandy soil, loam |