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Soil Vocabulary
1. weathering- the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
2. erosion- the movement of weathered rock and soil
3. humus- the part of soil made up of broken down pieces of dead plants
and animals
4. sand- soil with grains of rock that you can see with your eyes
5. silt- soil with grains of rock that are too small to see with your eyes alone
6. clay- soil with very, very tiny grains of rock
7. loam- soil that is a mixture of humus, sand, silt, and clay
Name
Soil Vocabulary
1. weathering- the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
2. erosion- the movement of weathered rock and soil
3. humus- the part of soil made up of broken down pieces of dead plants
and animals
4. sand- soil with grains of rock that you can see with your eyes
5. silt- soil with grains of rock that are too small to see with your eyes alone
6. clay- soil with very, very tiny grains of rock
7. loam- soil that is a mixture of humus, sand, silt, and clay