Quarter 3
1 of 3 essential vocabulary lists from curriculum guide
6.E.2.3 I can explain how the formation of soil is related to the parent rock type and the environment in
which it develops.
Abrasion A116
Acidity or pH NC10
Chemical Weathering A116
Cleavage A52
Color A51/A129
Consistency NC10
Density A54
Deposition A145
Element A45
Erosion (soil) A142
Exfoliation A116
Fertility (soil) NC11
Fracture A53
Hardness A55
Humus A123
Infiltration NC10
Luster A52
Magma A62
Mechanical Weathering A55
Mineral A43
Ore A64
Pore Space A129
Remote Sensing A30
Rock A44
Soil Horizon A145
Soil Profile A124
Soil Structure NC 9
Streak A51
Surface Area A120
Texture NC10/A128
Weathering A115
Directions:
Copy and paste the definition or put it in your own words.
Copy and paste a different sentence from the book or create your own sentence using the word. (It
cannot be the same sentence the definition is used in.)
Memory clue, visual representation (illustrations which you can copy and paste) or examples. (This will
enable you to synthesize and interpret the new information; making it your own.)
You can choose to use the boxes or not.
EXAMPLES:
Erosion A145:
The process in which weathered particles are picked up and moved from one place to another is called
erosion
Erosion has a constant impact on Earth's surface. A145
It moves rock and soil by gravity.
OR
Erosion A145
The process in which weathered particles are picked up and moved from one place to another is
called erosion
Sentence:
Erosion has a constant impact on Earth's surface. A145
Memory Clue, visual representation, or examples:
It moves rock and soil by gravity.
Abrasion A116
Sentence:
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Acidity or pH NC10
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Chemical Weathering A116
Sentence:
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Cleavage A52
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Color A51/A129
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Consistency NC10
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Density A54
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Deposition A145
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Element A45
Sentence:
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Erosion (soil) NC11
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Exfoliation A116
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Fertility (soil) NC11
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Fracture A53
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Hardness A55
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Humus A123
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Infiltration NC10
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Luster A52
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Magma A62
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Mechanical Weathering A55
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Mineral A43
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Ore A64
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Pore Space A129
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Remote Sensing A30
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Rock A44
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Soil Horizon A145
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Soil Profile A124
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Soil Structure NC9
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Streak A51
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Surface Area A120
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Texture NC10/A128
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Weathering A115
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