Soils Vocabulary

3. solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium
5. a soil formed on the alluvial deposits of the floodplains of major ri
7. Stratified and sorted sediments mainly sand and gravel removed or "washed out" from a glacier by meltwater streams and deposited in front of or beyond the end moraine or the margin of a glacier
8. the angle of incline or decline, expressed in the percent of rise or fall of the soil surface from horizontal over a distance of 100 feet.
11. Erosion: a natural process that moves the soil from one location to another by wind power
12. the means of removing surplus water or liquid waste; a system of drains
14. Depression: an even level place with deeper soil at the bottom of the catchment where a natural creek often appears
15. an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of color

1. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
2. the soil lying immediately beneath the surface soil
4. soils deposited by surface water
6. Till: an area of land lying above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs and the parent material is till
9. a natural feature of the earth’s surface
10. Layer: Bedrock, dense till, fragipan and coarse sand, and gravel are all types of limiting layers of soil.
13. Profile: a vertical section of the soil from the ground surface downwards to where the soil meets the underlying rock.
16. Soil: the upper 5 to 8 inches of the soil layer (usually tilled)