Soil Vocabulary
Decompose-The separation of a substance into a simpler substance, the process of
decaying or rotting.
Organic Matter-Matter composed of compounds that come from the remains of plants
and animals and their waste products in the environment.
Nutrients-A substance that provides nourishment.
Geologist-A scientist who studies the origin of Earth along with its rocks, minerals, and
landforms, and of the history of the changes these have undergone.
Mineral-A naturally occurring, solid, inorganic element or compound having a uniform
composition and a specific crystal structure.
Soil-The loose top layer of Earth’s surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles
mixed with decaying organic matter (humus).
Deposition-Solid material left or laid down by a natural process.
Erosion-The gradual wearing away of land surface materials, especially rocks,
sediments, and soils, by the action of water, wind, or a glacier.
Soil Vocabulary
Decompose-The separation of a substance into a simpler substance, the process of
decaying or rotting.
Organic Matter-Matter composed of compounds that come from the remains of plants
and animals and their waste products in the environment.
Nutrients-A substance that provides nourishment.
Geologist-A scientist who studies the origin of Earth along with its rocks, minerals, and
landforms, and of the history of the changes these have undergone.
Mineral-A naturally occurring, solid, inorganic element or compound having a uniform
composition and a specific crystal structure.
Soil-The loose top layer of Earth’s surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles
mixed with decaying organic matter (humus).
Deposition-Solid material left or laid down by a natural process.
Erosion-The gradual wearing away of land surface materials, especially rocks,
sediments, and soils, by the action of water, wind, or a glacier.
Soil Vocabulary
Decompose-The separation of a substance into a simpler substance, the process of
decaying or rotting.
Organic Matter-Matter composed of compounds that come from the remains of plants
and animals and their waste products in the environment.
Nutrients-A substance that provides nourishment.
Geologist-A scientist who studies the origin of Earth along with its rocks, minerals, and
landforms, and of the history of the changes these have undergone.
Mineral-A naturally occurring, solid, inorganic element or compound having a uniform
composition and a specific crystal structure.
Soil-The loose top layer of Earth’s surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles
mixed with decaying organic matter (humus).
Deposition-Solid material left or laid down by a natural process.
Erosion-The gradual wearing away of land surface materials, especially rocks,
sediments, and soils, by the action of water, wind, or a glacier.
Soil Vocabulary
Decompose-The separation of a substance into a simpler substance, the process of
decaying or rotting.
Organic Matter-Matter composed of compounds that come from the remains of plants
and animals and their waste products in the environment.
Nutrients-A substance that provides nourishment.
Geologist-A scientist who studies the origin of Earth along with its rocks, minerals, and
landforms, and of the history of the changes these have undergone.
Mineral-A naturally occurring, solid, inorganic element or compound having a uniform
composition and a specific crystal structure.
Soil-The loose top layer of Earth’s surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles
mixed with decaying organic matter (humus).
Deposition-Solid material left or laid down by a natural process.
Erosion-The gradual wearing away of land surface materials, especially rocks,
sediments, and soils, by the action of water, wind, or a glacier.