Intro to Soils

6. defined by the properties important to agriculture, engineering, etc. (soil material)
8. As soils age, they form distinct soil _______ and a soil profile
9. medium capable of supporting plants both physically and through the transfer of water and nutrients (soil medium)
10. High rainfall during warm temperatures make what type of soil
11. The movement of water down through the soil profile
12. High Rainfall during cooler temperature

1. Climate Organisms Relief Parent material Time
2. Formation of soil by processes such as weathering, organic matter accumulation ,and leaching (soil as a system)
3. The ________ between moisture and temperature is particularly important to the development of soils.
4. Soil profiles reflect the conditions under which they ______
5. Low rainfall with little water reaches the subsoil creates what type of soil
7. Low rainfall with litter vegetation creates what type of topsoil