soil vocab
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humus | the part of the soil formed by decaying organic material-makes soil black in color
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organic matter | things that are alive or once were alive
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horizon | soil layer
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soil profile | a cross section of the soil horizons
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top soil | uppermost layer of soil also known as the A horizon
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subsoil | the middle soil layer also known as the B horizon
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substratum | the bottom soil layer also known C horizon
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bedrock | the layer of rock beneath the soil layer
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leaching | the process in which water washes minerals from the topsoil to the subsoil
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erosion | the process by which the products of weathering are moved from one place to another
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residual soil | soil that remains on top of the rock from which it was formed
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transported soil | soil that is moved away from the place where it was created
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the part of the soil formed by decaying organic material-makes soil black in color | humas
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things that are alive or once were alive | organic matter
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soil layer | horizon
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a cross section of the soil horizons | soil profile
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uppermost layer of soil also known as the A horizon | top soil
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the middle soil layer also known as the B horizon | subsoil
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the bottom soil layer also known C horizon | substratum
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the layer of rock beneath the soil layer | bedrock
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the process in which water washes minerals from the topsoil to the subsoil | leaching
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the process by which the products of weathering are moved from one place to another | erosion
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soil that remains on top of the rock from which it was formed | residual soil
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soil that is moved away from the place where it was created | transported soil
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