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The best soil for water absorption is
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What three things does the color of soil tell us?
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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.
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The movement of rocks pieces from one place to another is
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What is terracing?
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Cutting wide, flat planting areas into the sides of steep hills or mountains.
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Rotting plants and animal materials that are part of the topsoil are
called?
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What are the 2 types of soil texture?
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Fine and Coarse
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What is soil made up of?
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Weathered rock and humus
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True or FalseClay doesn’t absorb much water so it needs long dry periods in order for
plants to grow.
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What product do you add to soil to increase soil richness?
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In order to prevent wind erosion, farmer do what to conserve soil?
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Strip Cropping
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What happens to soil when growing the same crop year after year in it?
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The crop can use up certain nutrients in the soil.
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What is soil that is rich in nutrients?
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Farmers and gardeners practice this in order to help save soil.
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Soil Conservation
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What is the process of rocks being broken up by growing plant roots?
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The practice of planting crops between rows of other crops to help
hold soil in place is
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Strip Cropping
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Farmers control soil loss on hill sides by using
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Contour Plowing
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What does a soil with a fine texture look like?
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Small grains, dust or powdery, that are smooth.
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What is water absorption?
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A soil’s ability to hold water.
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What are the four properties of soil?
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Water AbsorptionColor
TextureSoil Richness
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What 2 things do a soil’s texture tell you?
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What a soil will feel like
The size of particles that make up a soil
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What 2 processes form soil?
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Weathering and erosion
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What are the 3 layers of soil?
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Topsoil, Subsoil, and Bedrock
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The bedrock layer is made up mostly of what?
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How long does it take for the processes to form soil?
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Thousands of years
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What part of a plant is able to break rocks apart?