SOIL

IMPORTANCE OF SOIL
 R E C Y C L I N G
S Y S T E M F O R
N U T R I E N T S A N D
O R G A N I C
WA S T E S
W H Y D O W E S AY T H AT
= SOIL CAN BE MADE
I N TO M A N U R E B Y T H E
P E E L S O F V E G E TA B L E S
FROM THE KITCHEN .
MODIFIER OR
THE
AT M O S P H E R E
W H Y D O W E S A Y T H AT = P L A N TS
LEAVE OXYGEN AND ALSO RELEASE
W AT E R T H R O U G H T R A N S P I R AT I O N
 H A B I TAT
FOR SOIL
ORGANISMS
W H Y D O W E S A Y T H AT = T H E R E A R E
S O M E A N I M A L S T H AT L I V E I N I T L I K E
EARTHWORMS
ENGINEERING
MEDIUM
W H Y D O W E S A Y T H AT = W E D O
MINING TO GET MINERALS
 SYSTEM FOR
W AT E R S U P P LY
AND
PU RIFIC AT IO N
W H Y D O W E S A Y T H AT = T H E S O I L
A C T S A S A N A T U R A L F I LT E R
 MEDIUM
FOR PLANT
GROWTH
W H Y D O W E S A Y T H AT = P L A N TS
G RO W I N T H E M AN D TH E R O OTS
HOLD THE PLANT TIGHT
 Topography = Physical features

Time = the time taken to break the rock into soil particles

Organisms = The type of organisms like earthworms

C L I M A T EParent
= L I Kmaterial
E S U=N Nmain
The Y , rock
WINDY AND
RAINY
 A SOIL PROFILE

POROUS

POROUS is referred to the O horizon

which means it has tiny holes from
which water and air can pass .

B horizon is rich in minerals .

 LEACHING

Leaching  refers to the loss of water-soluble plant

nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation.
 Words to know
1. Topography = Topography is the study of the shape and features
of land surfaces. For example, topography refers to mountains,
valleys, rivers or craters on the surface.
2. Humus = When the dead and decaying matter of plants and
animals mixes with the soil it forms humus .
3. Gravel = Small rocks or pebbles .
4. Leaching = Washing away of important nutrients
5. Soil horizon = A soil horizon is a layer generally parallel to the
soil crust, whose physical characteristics differ from the layers
above and beneath. Each soil type usually has three or four
horizons.
 W H Y A R E M I C R O
O R G A N I S M S
H E L P F U L I N
S O I L? ?

T H E Y A R E I M P O RTA N T B E C AUS E
THEY DECOMP OSE THE SOIL
T H AT F O R M S H U M U S W H I C H
MAKES THE SOIL FERTILE .
S I L T = I T I S A
D E P O S I T . I T
H A S P A R T I C L E S
B I G G E R T H A N
C L A Y E Y S O I L
A N D S M A L L E R
T H A N T H E S A N D
Wetland = When soil is saturated with
water it leaves the soil to be a marshy
area or swampy .

Soil Erosion = Topsoil gets carried

away by wind and rainfall .

Pedologist = A scientist who

studies about soil .
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