Soil Judging Vocab

6. a soil layer that is firmly compacted.
7. the very fine mineral soil particles.
8. high in silt, are common in Kentucky Claypans, high in clay, are less common. Traffic pans result from soil usage, not soil-forming processes.
9. the incline of the soil surface, measured as the amount of rise or fall in 100 feet in the general direction of natural water flow.
10. a vertical section of soil extending from the soil surface into parent material.
12. wearing away of land by detachment and transport of soil by water or wind.
14. the upper portion of the soil profile where all pore space is saturated with
18. a line across a slope that is level throughout its course.
19. A hard mass of soil produced by plowing or digging; it melts when wet.
20. surface flow of water from an area.
21. one mass or cluster, such as a clod or crumb.
23. soil irregularly spotted with gray colors.
25. the whole environment of growing plants, including soil, water supply, plant cover, works of improvement and other characteristics.
26. by soil-forming processes that distinguish it from other layers in a soil profile.

1. dense and brittle pans or layers in soils that owe their hardness mainly to high silt content and cementation.
2. a ridge constructed across a slope on a slight grade. terrace Soil second bottom soil, deposited by running water, with some degree of profile development.
3. alternate strips on the contour. stoniness stony land has a high percentage of small stones that prevents mechanical tillage.
4. the downward movement of materials through soil pore space by water.
5. exchange of air in soil with air from the atmosphere.
8. ability of soil to provide plant nutrients
10. Layer the soil ordinarily moved in tillage, about 7 inches thick. pore Space the space between solid particles that is filled with either air or water.
11. solid rock underlying soil.
13. well-decomposed organic matter in mineral soils.
15. many fine soil particles held together
16. sufficient amounts and proper balance for plant growth.
17. a layer of soil with distinct characteristics
18. a hard pellet of soil particles cemented together by compounds in the soil.
22. Cropping growing cultivated and meadow crops
24. Location of a water table is determined by the level at which water stands in a shallow open pit, and will vary with season.