Soil Profile
This layer is composed of minerals & organic matter.
What is the A Horizon?
This material gives soil its dark color & increases fertility.
What is humus?
This soil has equal percentages of sand, silt & clay.
What is loam?
This soil type is used as fuel in Finland & Ireland.
What is peat?
This practice allows crops on steep mountainsides.
What is terrace-building?
This layer serves as the base for creating soil.
What is bedrock?
This property causes soil to be acidic or alkaline.
What is soil pH?
This soil has very little clay or silt in it.
What is sandy soil?
This soil type is bright red and very deep.
What is tropical soil?
This practice uses soil as a building material.
What is earth sheltering?
This is the topmost layer of most soils.
What is the O Horizon?
The amount of sand, silt & clay in the soil.
What is soil texture?
This soil has a lot of clay & silt with some sand.
What is silty clay?
This soil type is dry and dusty grey in color.
What is desert soil?
This practice is one of the main causes of soil erosion in tropical forests.
What is slash-and-burn?
This layer is made of broken rocks of various sizes.
What is the C Horizon?
This property determines how much air & water the soil can contain.
What is soil particle size?
This soil has a good amount of clay and sand with more silt.
What is silt loam?
This soil type can be caused by too much irrigation.
What is saline soil?
Farmers use this practice to reduce soil erosion.
What is no-till farming?
This layer contains minerals such as iron & also clay, humus and carbonates.
What is the B Horizon?
This property determines whether the soil can support structures such as buildings on it.
What is soil density?
This soil has a lot of sand and clay with some silt in it.
What is sandy clay loam?
This soil type is preferred by potatoes & strawberries.
What is acidic soil?
This practice recycles waste and makes new soil.
What is soil composting?