Vocab Review #4

The breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface

• soil

• weathering

• sediment

• bedrock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Small pieces of rock, soil, or organic material that settle at the bottom of water or land areas

• sediment

• aquifer

• topography

• soil horizon

Loose mineral and organic material on the surface of the Earth, providing a medium for plant growth

• soil

• humus

• bedrock

• organic matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Material that comes from living things (plants, animals)

• organic matter

• inorganic matter

• sediment

• humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Material that does not come from living things

• soil

• organic matter

• inorganic matter

• sediment

A layer of soil that differs in color or texture from the layers above or below it

• soil horizon

• bedrock

• humus

• watershed

Able to dissolve in water

• soluble

• saturated

• porous

• dense

The shape and features of the land's surface

• topography

• permeability

• aquifer

• infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The presence of living organisms in the soil

• soil biota

• humus

• organic matter

• sediment

The amount of mass in a given volume; how tightly packed matter is

• density

• porosity

• permeability

• saturation