Soil Vocabulary

A complex plant-supporting system made up of disintegrated rock, remains and wastes of organisms, water, gases, nutrients, and microorganisms.
The base geological material in a particular location.
The continuous mass of solid rock that makes up Earth’s crust.
Describes the physical and chemical processes that break down rocks and minerals into smaller particles.
Soil with a relatively even mixture of the three particle sizes.
Soil sorted into distinct layers
A cross-section of all the soil horizons in a specific soil, from surface to bedrock

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A complex plant-supporting system made up of disintegrated rock, remains and wastes of organisms, water, gases, nutrients, and microorganisms.
The base geological material in a particular location.
The continuous mass of solid rock that makes up Earth’s crust.
Describes the physical and chemical processes that break down rocks and minerals into smaller particles.
Soil with a relatively even mixture of the three particle sizes.
Soil sorted into distinct layers
A cross-section of all the soil horizons in a specific soil, from surface to bedrock

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