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2 The best soil for water absorption is

3 Humus

4 What three things does the color of soil tell us?

5 1.The way a soil looks. 2. How warm a soil will get when heated by the sun. 3. What minerals are in the soil.

6 The movement of rocks pieces from one place to another is

7 Erosion

8 What is terracing?

9 Cutting wide, flat planting areas into the sides of steep hills or mountains.

10 Rotting plants and animal materials that are part of the topsoil are called?

11 Humus

12 What are the 2 types of soil texture?

13 Fine and Coarse

14 What is soil made up of?

15 Weathered rock and humus

16 True or False Clay doesn’t absorb much water so it needs long dry periods in order for plants to grow.

17 True

18 What product do you add to soil to increase soil richness?

19 Fertilizer

20 In order to prevent wind erosion, farmer do what to conserve soil?

21 Strip Cropping

22 What happens to soil when growing the same crop year after year in it?

23 The crop can use up certain nutrients in the soil.

24 What is soil that is rich in nutrients?

25 Fertile

26 Farmers and gardeners practice this in order to help save soil.

27 Soil Conservation

28 What is the process of rocks being broken up by growing plant roots?

29 Weathering

30 The practice of planting crops between rows of other crops to help hold soil in place is

31 Strip Cropping

32 Farmers control soil loss on hill sides by using

33 Contour Plowing

34 What does a soil with a fine texture look like?

35 Small grains, dust or powdery, that are smooth.

36 What is water absorption?

37 A soil’s ability to hold water.

38 What are the four properties of soil?

39 Water Absorption Color Texture Soil Richness

40 What 2 things do a soil’s texture tell you?

41 What a soil will feel like The size of particles that make up a soil

42 What 2 processes form soil?

43 Weathering and erosion

44 What are the 3 layers of soil?

45 Topsoil, Subsoil, and Bedrock

46 The bedrock layer is made up mostly of what?

47 Solid Rock

48 How long does it take for the processes to form soil?

49 Thousands of years

50 What part of a plant is able to break rocks apart?

51 Plant roots