Soil and Its Components

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Soil

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Material found on the surface of the earth consisting of a mixture of rock, sand, clay, dead plants, and animal remains.

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Loam

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Soil that is a mixture of sand, silt, and clay.

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Silt

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Soil made up of very small broken pieces of rock.

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Bedrock

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The layer of large rocks below the soil.

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Humus

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The top layer of soil made up of broken down pieces of dead plants and animals.

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Topsoil

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The layer under Humus that provides support and nutrients to plants.

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Subsoil

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The middle layer of soil which is a combination of soil and rocks.

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Clay

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Soil with the smallest particles.

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Nutrients

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Materials that plants and animals need to grow.

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Sand

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Soil with the largest particles.