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Soils Quiz

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convergent plate boundary
noun
tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
core
noun
central portion of the earth believed to be composed mainly of iron and nickel in a molten state
crust
noun
outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans
erosion
noun
process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
horizon
noun
thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation
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infiltration
noun
seepage of water into soil or rock
leaching
verb (used with
to dissolve out soluble constituents from ashes and soil by percolation
loam
noun
rich soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand, silt and a smaller proportion of clay
percolation
noun
slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock
permeability
noun
capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces
porosity
noun
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
soil
noun
portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus
strata
noun
single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition

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