Key Words Flashcards
Fungus
Organism such as mould or mushrooms that are very important in break
Horizon
A specific layer of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
Humus
Fertile part of the soil formed when plants and animals delay
Landscape
The visible features of an area of countryside or land
Mineral matter
Rock partials e.g. Stones sand silt found in soil.
Natural resource
Resource that is provided by nature
Nitrogen
A colourless odourless unreactive gas that is the main component of the atmosphere
Organism
An individual animal plant or single cell life form
Oxygen
A colourless odourless unreactive gas that is the life supporting component of the air .
Parent material
The underplaying geological material e.g bedrock on which soil horizons form
Particle
A minute portion of something
Silt
Fine sand clay or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
Soil profile
A vertical cross section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock
Vegetation
Plant life found in a particular area or habitat
Bacteria
A very large group of micro-organisms
