Soil Vocabulary

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a very fine-grained soil that is hard when fired

process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

the process by which one rock type changes into another rock type

fine soil found on river bottoms

material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter

the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock

a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses

the layer of soil on the surface