6.2 Vocab Review

A naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and a definite crystal structure

• Mineral

• Rock

• Loam

• Bedrock

When atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure

• Mineral

• Crystallization

• Loam

• Bedrock

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The solid layer of rock beneath the soil

• Bedrock

• Loam

• Subsoil

• Mineral

Material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter

• Bedrock

• Loam

• Subsoil

• Humus

A mixture of gravel, sand, silt, clay, and organic matter

• Bedrock

• Loam

• Subsoil

• Humus

The removal of nutrients in soil due to water passing through the soil

• Leaching

• Soil Permeability

• Crystallazation

• None of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it

• Leaching

• Soil Permeability

• Soil Horizon

• Subsoil

The layer of soil beneath the topsoil that contains mostly clay and other minerals

• Leaching

• Soil Permeability

• Soil Horizon

• Subsoil

A measure of how well soil supports plant growth

• Leaching

• Soil Permeability

• Soil Horizon

• Fertility

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

How long it takes water and air to drain through soil

• Leaching

• Soil Permeability

• Soil Horizon

• Subsoil