Science Vocabulary

4. The properties of the soil can vary depending how much time it has been weathering.
5. Living thing that carries the activities of the life cycle through organs that carry out different functions but depend on one another.
7. Uses the nutrients in the soil to grow.
9. To rot and break down the remains of plants and animals into smaller parts.
11. The ability of a soil to maintain the growth of plants providing essential nutrients y chemical characteristics, physical and biological favorable as a habitat for the growth of plants.
12. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

1. The breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, and ice.
2. Decomposing plants in the middle of the forest.
3. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
6. Soil minerals form the basis of soil. They are produced from rocks (parent material) through the process of weathering and natural erosion.
8. A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains).
10. The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces.