Soils
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| What's the definition for soils ? | Soil is the thin layer of loose material that covers the surface of the earth
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| What are the 5 materials that make up soils ? | Mineral matter ,water ,air,living organisms and humus
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| What is the largest component of soil | Mineral matter
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| What is mineral matter made of | Broken down materials left by weathering of rocks. (Stones,sand,clay and silt)
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| What is the function of mineral matter | It helps nourish plants that grow in the soil
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| What is the function of water | It dissolves the minerals and nutrients in the soil which allows plants to absorb them through their roots.
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| Where is air found | in the spaces between soil particles
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| What dose air supply | Oxygen and nitrogen
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| What do living organisms do to the soil | They burrow through the soil allowing water and air to pass through this helps to mix the soils
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| What do micro organisms do | They break down dead plants and creatures to form humus
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| Describe humus | A dark jelly like substance that is rich in nutrients
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| What's leaching | Washing away of minerals and nutrients out of reach of plant roots by heavy rainfall
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| What's the most common soil in Ireland | Brown soils
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| What's an other popular soil in Ireland | Podzols
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| how dose the climate have an influence on soil in cold areas | Freeze thaw action slowly breaks down rock this results in THIN SOILS development
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| How dose the climate have an influence on soil in hot areas | Chemical weathering breaks down material to form DEEP SOILS
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| What happens in wet areas | Leaching can wash materials and nutrients deep into soils causing them to become infertile
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| Where is brown soils usually found in Ireland | In the south
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| Name a country where tropical red soils are found | Africa
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| Where is plant litter | On the very top
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| What's another word for A horizon | Topsoils
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| What's another word for B horizon | Subsoils
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| What's another word for C horizon | Parent rock
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