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