Soil Vocabulary

small holes and spaces in soil

• pole

• hole

• pore

• soil

remains of something that was once alive

• decomposition

• organic matter

• decay

• animal

the starting material of soil consisting of rock or sediment that is subject to weathering

• parent material

• climate

• pores

• organic materials

a mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air

• weathering

• sand

• soil

• deposition

the breaking down of dead organisms and organic waste

• weathering

• erosio

• decomposition

• decay

the shape and steepness of the landscape

• mountains

• topography

• geography

the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region

• climate

• weather

• water

layers of soil that is formed from the movement of the products of weathering

• soil

• parent material

• organic material

• horizon