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SOIL
Term | Definition |
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loam | the most fertile type of soil |
humus | decaying parts of plant animals in the soil |
clay | smallest soil particle |
sand | largest soil particle |
sand | particles from 2 to .05 millimeters |
silt | particles from .05 to .002 millimeters |
clay | particles smaller than .002 millimeters |
clay | the type of soil that holds most water |
sand | type of soil that holds less water |
technology | the practical use of science |
agriculture | the science to produce food, shelter and fiber |
applied and basic | the two types of agriculture |
pH | potential hydrogen |
pH | measures acidity or alkalinity |
0 to 14 | range of the pH scale |
0 to less than 7 | range of the pH for an acid |
more than 7 to 14 | range of the pH for a base or alkaline |
pH 7 | neutral |
soil profile | the different layers of soil in an area |
Horizon | one of the layers of a soil profile |
Horizon-O | top layer of a soil profile |
Horizon-A | second layer of a soil profile |
Topsoil | another name for Horizon-A |
subsoil | another name for Horizon -B |
Horizon-B | second layer of soil profile |
Horizon-R | the layer known as bedrock |
parent material | material from which soil is made |
weathering | the process of changing rocks to soil |
fauna | the animals indigenous to an area |
flora | the plants indigenous to an area |
cohesion | a force that attracts molecules of the same type |
adhesion | a force that attracts different types of molecules |
tilth | the general condition of the soil with respect to texture, moisture and drainage |
texture | the property caused by the amount of sand, silt and clay in the soil |