sci vocab soil

Question 1

Anything that has or had characteristics of life

Answer 1

organism

Question 2

the local bedrock of this soil was parent material

Answer 2

residual soil

Question 3

loose covering of weathered rock and decaying organic matter

Answer 3

soil

Question 4

distinct layer within profile

Answer 4

soil horizon

Question 5

vertical sequence of layers

Answer 5

Soil profile

Question 6

Soil that has been moved far from parent material

Answer 6

transported soil

Question 7

solution that contains hydrogen ions

Answer 7

acid

Question 8

process changing the composition of rocks and minerals

Answer 8

chemical weathering

Question 9

process stripping away outer layer of rock

Answer 9

exfoliation

Question 10

The breaking down of rocks physically into smaller pieces

Answer 10

mechanical weathering (physical weathering)

Question 11

The chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances

Answer 11

oxidation

Question 12

The freeze-thaw cycle of water in the cracks of rock

Answer 12

frost wedging

Question 13

The process of breaking down and changing materials

Answer 13

weathering

Question 14

force between two objects due to their mass and distance

Answer 14

gravity

Question 15

Removal of weathered rock and soil

Answer 15

erosion

Question 16

The dropping off of materials at a different location

Answer 16

deposition

Question 17

The widening and deepening of channels in Earth’s surface

Answer 17

Gully erosion

Question 18

The carving of small stream channels down the slope

Answer 18

rill erosion