vocab part 2

3. How many tiny spaces or holes are in soil. More holes = more air and water can pass.
5. How much salt is in the soil.
10. How water moves down through soil. Think of how coffee filters water.
11. When water washes away nutrients from soil. This can leave plants without food to grow.
12. When water enters the soil. It’s like when rain sinks into the ground instead of forming puddles.

1. How fast water can move through soil.
2. Cleaning polluted soil so it can be used again. It helps make land healthy.
4. Taking care of Earth’s resources, like soil and water. It means using them wisely.
5. Using natural resources in a way that doesn’t run out. It helps future generations.
6. Taking small pieces of soil to test what it’s made of. For example, farmers use it to check if the soil is healthy for planting.
7. When soil gets packed too tightly. Heavy machines or too much walking on soil can cause this.
8. How much water soil can hold. If soil holds too little, plants dry out.
9. A measure of how acidic or basic soil is.