CASE AFNR 3.3 Vocabulary - Starting from the Ground Up!

Question 1

Mineral matter of variable composition assembled in considerable quantities in nature.

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Rock

Question 2

Any vegetation that grows close to the ground, producing protection for the soil.

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Ground Cover

Question 3

Leaching is...

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the removal of soluble constituents from soil

Question 4

A layer of soil, approx. parallel to the surface, having distinct characteristics.

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Horizon

Question 5

Horizon of weathered rock or partially weathered soil material from which the soil is formed.

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Parent Material

Question 6

The addition of sediment, as by flowing water.

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Deposition

Question 7

An organism so small that it cannot be seen clearly without the use of a microscope.

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Microorganism

Question 8

Slope of the land and the position on the landscape, such as top of a hill or a hillside.

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Topography

Question 9

Accumulation is to...

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Collect, Gather

Question 10

An elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains.

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Valley

Question 11

Atmospheric action on rock surfaces producing decomposition, disintegration, or alteration.

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Weathering

Question 12

Designating the inorganic nature of a substance.

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Mineral

Question 13

Accumulation of water-worn pebbles larger than two millimeteres in diameter.

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Gravel

Question 14

Unweathered hard rock that lies directly beneath the soil layers or beneath geological deposits

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Bedrock

Question 15

A vertical section of soil. The section exhibits a depth of separate layers.

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Soil Profile

Question 16

A size term, regardless of mineral composition, with a diameter less than 2 microns.

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Clay

Question 17

The artificial application of water to soil for the purpose of increasing plant production.

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Irrigation

Question 18

Matter found in, or produced by, living animals and plants, which contains C, H, O, N, & S.

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Organic Matter

Question 19

Soil whose properties are dominated by soil minerals, usually containing little organic matter.

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Mineral Soil

Question 20

Plantlike organisms that have no chlorophyll; get nourishment from living or decaying matter.

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Fungi

Question 21

To move or transfer from one place to another.

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Translocation, Displace

Question 22

Refers to the extent of voids or openings in the soil that exist between soil particles/clods.

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Porosity

Question 23

Microscopic, worm-like, transparent organisms that can attack plant roots and stems.

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Nematodes

Question 24

The relative proportion in a soil of the various size groups of individual soil grains.

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Soil Texture

Question 25

Small, mineral, soil particle, ranging in diameter from 0.5 to 0.002 millimeters.

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Silt

Question 26

The group of processes whereby earthy or rock material is worn away, loosened, or dissolved.

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Erosion

Question 27

A phylum or division of the animal kingdom including insects, spiders, and crustacea.

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Arthropod

Question 28

Any living individual whether plant or animal.

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Organism

Question 29

Color difference on a mass of moderately poorly drained soil.

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Mottle

Question 30

Single-celled microorganisms; some cause human, animal, or plat diseases; other are beneficial.

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Bacteria

Question 31

A group of textural classes in which the particles are finer than gravel but coarser than silt.

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Sand

Question 32

Change in form, appearance, nature, or character.

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Transformation

Question 33

The mineral and organic surface of the earth capable of supporting upland plants.

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Soil

Question 34

The long-term average weather conditions.

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Climate

CASE AFNR 3.3 Vocabulary - Starting from the Ground Up!

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CASE AFNR 3.3 Vocabulary - Starting from the Ground Up!

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