Soil Properties
NAME THE PROPERTY:
Describes how yellow, brown, or red the soil is
COLOR
Layer below the O - Horizon that is full of organic roots, great for plant growth, and usually a darker color
A - HORIZON
Describes all of the organisms that live in a region
BIOTA
MECHANICAL WEATHERING
Type of mechanical weathering that describes the grinding away of rock by friction or impact
ABRASION
NAME THE PROPERTY:
Describes the hardness or softness of a soil
CONSISTENCY
The layer of weathered parent material that is made of rocks and sediments
describes the starting material of soil
PARENT MATERIAL
Describes the space between the particles of soil
PORES
Warmer temperatures causes weathering to...
INCREASE / DECREASE
INCREASE
NAME THE PROPERTY:
Measures the ability of a soil to support plant growth
FERTILITY
The top organic layer
O - HORIZON
Determines the age of a soil
TIME
Describes the changes that occur to materials over time on Earth's surface by breaking down rock into smaller pieces.
WEATHERING
Rocks with a larger surface area cause weathering to...
INCREASE / DECREASE
INCREASE
Measures the amount of water in a soil's pores
SOIL MOISTURE
The layer of soil that forms from rain seeping through the A - Horizon's pores, and is full of clay particles
B - HORIZON
CLIMATE
The process of changing once living material into dark-colored organic matter
DECOMPOSITION
Type of mechanical weathering that describes the process of water entering cracks of rocks, freezing, and widening the crack.
ICE WEDGING
NAME THE PROPERTY:
Describes how fast water enters a soil
INFILTRATION
The bottom, unweathered bedrock layer
R - HORIZON
Describes the shape and steepness of the landscape
TOPOGRAPHY
Type of chemical weathering where elements combine with oxygen to cause corrosion / rust
OXIDATION
Type of weathering that describes changing parts of a rock into a new material
CHEMICAL WEATHERING