Soil Horizon
Soil Formation
Rock and Minerals
Where things live
Miscellaneous
100

The soil layer composed of minerals with humus.

What is the A Horizon?

100

Soil is formed through what 2 primary methods

What is chemical and physical weathering?

100

The three types of rock grains found in soil.

What is clay, sand and silt

100

Is very important for mixing the minerals and organic material.

What is earth worms?

100

The college that Ms. Polansky attended.

What is Texas Tech?

200

The layer that is just above the bedrock.

What is C horizon?

200

How long does it take for top soil to form?

What is 100 to 500 years?

200

Very fine grained and makes the soil feel sticky.

What is clay?

200

Another name for topsoil.

What is humus?

200

The team St Pius is playing in the homecoming football game?

Who are the  Valencia Jaguars?

300

The bottom layer in the soil horizon lab.

What is the bedrock layer?

300

The source of weathered material.

What is the parent rock?

300

Has the largest grain size.

What is sand?

300

The ability to hold water in the soil.

What is porosity?

300

The homecoming theme for Wednesday.

What is western wear?

400

Horizons O and A are the first 2 layers in the soil horizon profile that are sometimes called

What is the topsoil?

400

This causes not only the movement of topsoil but also dries the soil.

What is wind erosion?

400

The five factors that lead to soil formation.

What is Parent Material, Time, Climate, Plants and Animals, and Topography?


400

The horizon where most roots are found.

What is the A horizon?

400

The mascot for UNM.

What is the Lobo?

500

Soil and dirt are different by which factor?

What is biotic
500

Most common form. Water is removed as it flows across the land

What is rill erosion?
500

Has the least pore space.

What is clay?

500

The role that roots play in soil formation.

What is weathering of parent rock?

500

The chemical formula for water.

What is H2O

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