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 Soil |
A loose mixture of rock fragments, organic material, water, and air that can support the growth of begetation
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 Soil Structure |
The arrangement of soil particles
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 Soil Texture |
The soil quality that is based on the proportions of soil particles
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 Bedrock |
The layer of rock beneath soil
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 Humus |
Dark, organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals
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 Leaching |
The removal of substances that can be dissolved from rock, ore, or layers of soil due to the passing of water
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 Parent rock |
A rock formation that is the source of soil
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 Soil Horizons |
The layers of soil
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 Soil Profile |
All the soil horizons in one view
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 Weathering |
A mechanical or chemical process that causes rocks to change by breaking them down into smaller pieces
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 Mechanical weathering |
A process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing them chemcially
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 Chemical weathering |
A process in which the chemical makeup of rock is changed by natural acids and oxygen
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 Topography |
Surface features of the landscape that influence the types of soil that form
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 ClORPT |
Factors that affect soil formation ClimateOrganismsRelief (slope of the land)Parent RockTime
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 Porosity |
The amount of empty space in the ground
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