Flashcards
Soil
Cards in this deck (15)
- 1BacteriaA very large group of micro-organisms
- 2FungusOrganisms such as mould or mushrooms that are important in breaking down organic matter
- 3HorizonA specific layer of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross-section of land
- 4HumusFertile part of the soil formed when plants and animals decay
- 5LandscapeThe visible features of an area of countryside or land
- 6Mineral MatterRock particles found in soil e.g stones, sand, silt
- 7Natural resourceResource that is provided by nature
- 8NitrogenA colourless, odourless reactive gas that is the life-supporting component of the air
- 9OrganismAn individual animal, plant or single-celled life form
- 10OxygenA colourless, odourless reactive gas that is the life supporting component of the air
- 11Parent materialThe underlying geographical material on which soil horizons form
- 12ParticleA minute portion of something
- 13SiltFine sand, clay or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
- 14Soil profileA vertical cross-section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock
- 15VegetationPlant life found in a particular area or habitat
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- Bacteria, Fungus, Horizon, Humus, Landscape, Mineral Matter, Natural Resource, Nitrogen, Organism, Oxygen, Parent Material, Particle, Silt, Soil Profile, Vegetation
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- Riona Stevenson · Jan 2019
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- Jan 31, 2019
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