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Soil Vocabulary
Soil Vocabulary
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3rd Grade
09/23/2014

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Glacier
Definition
A large sheet of ice
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weathering
Definition
the slow process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces
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natural resources
Definition
a material on earth that is necessary or useful
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subsoil
Definition
the lighter layer of soil that has less humus and minerals
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loam
Definition
the kind of soil that is a mixture of sand, silt, and clay
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clay
Definition
The soil has the smallest grains and holds the most water
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erosion
Definition
the movement of weathered rock, sometimes by water, wind, or ice
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deposition
Definition
the dropping of weathered rock to a new place
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humus
Definition
made of decomposed plants and animals
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topsoil
Definition
the dark layer of the soil that had the most humus and minerals
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bedrock
Definition
the layer of soil that is solid rock
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sandy soil
Definition
this kind of soil has small grains and holds little water
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