Soil Sizes
Which type of soil can allow water to travel through easiest? It does not hold much/any water
Sand
This layer lies beneath the soil and is made of hard, solid rock.
What is the BEDROCK?
What is Humus made from?
Decaying plants and/or animals
Decaying remains of plants and animals.
What is ORGANIC MATTER?
The biggest sediment size
The layer of soil beneath the topsoil that contains mostly clay and other minerals.
What is SUBSOIL?
True or False: Does weathering take a short amount of time.
What is FALSE?
This tool can be used to determine how acidic or alkaline a soil is.
What is PH SCALE?
The smallest sediment size
This is the uppermost "organic" layer that consists of mostly dead plant and animal matter. [hint: another name for organic matter]
What is HUMUS?
What are 3 causes of weathering?
What is wind, water, ice, chemicals, plants, and/or animals?
These creatures are in the topsoil layer and help with the process of growing plants
Decomposers
The medium sediment size
What is SILT/LOAM?
This layer is made up of partially weathered rock. Has no organic matter and does not sustain life.
What is PARENT MATERIAL?
Which layer first needs to be broken down/weathered to create soil
Bedrock
What are the 3 main types of soil
Loamy, Clay, and Sand
Soil that is made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
What is LOAM?
The top layer of soil that consists of minerals and organic matter. Is the layer normally plowed or tilled. Seeds germinate in this layer.
This is the breaking down of rock.
What is WEATHERING?
Which of the 3 types of soil holds water the most?