Soil Vocabulary

Soil

• the loose material that covers much of Earth's surface

• To get something dirty

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Sand

• paper used to grind down wood

• A type of soil with medium-sized particles that are very hard

Clay

• dough you play with during free time

• A type of soil with very small particles packed together tightly

Loam

• a soil consisting of a loose, easily-crumbled mixture of varying amounts of clay, silt, and sand

• a gooey toy made from styrofoam

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Soil Texture

• what soil feels like when you touch it

• The type and size of rock particles that make up soil

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Particle

• A smallest possible unit of matter (in this case soil)

• Only part of something

Capacity to Retain Water

• How much water you can drink

• How much water soil can hold

Weathering

• Whether or not it will rain today

• The slow breaking apart or wearing away of rock into smaller pieces

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Erosion

• The movement of weathered rock material from one place to another

• Digging up soil to plant a garden

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