Soil

a loose mixture of rock fragments, organic material, water, and air that can support the growth of vegetation

• soil

• bedrook

• soil texture

• humus

the layer of rock beneath soil

• humus

• bedrock

• soil texture

• leaching

– a rock formation that is the source of soil

• soil structure

• leaching

• parent rock

• soil texture

– the soil quality that is based on the proportions of soil particles

• leaching

• conservation

• bedrock

• soil texture

the dark, organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals

• humus

• bedrock

• soil consistency

• leaching

– the removal of substances that can be dissolved from rock, ore, or layers of soil due to the passing of water

• soil consistency

• leaching

• humus

• soil structure

method to maintain the fertility of the soil by protecting the soil from erosion and nutrient loss

• soil consistency

• bedrock

• soil

• soil conservation

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another

• parent rock

• erosion

• soil

• leaching

the horizontal layers of soil

• soil consistency

• bedrock

• leaching

• horizon

the ability of water to move through soil without causing the soil to become completely saturated

• bedrocl

• infiltration

• soil consistency

• erosion