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SOILS 1 ASSIGNMENT NO.

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Definition of Terms

Name: __________________________________________ Section:____________ Rating: ______

1. Soil

2. Soil Organic Matter

3. Mineral Matter

4. Soil Water

5. Soil Air

6. Soil Pores

7. Pedology

8. Edaphology

9. Sand

10. Silt

11. Clay

12. Soil Profile

13. Soil Horizon

14. Soil Formation

15. Soil Development

16. Pedon

17. Leaching

18. Eluviation

19. Illuviation

20. Diagnostic Horizons

21. Epipedons

22. Weathering

23. Rocks

24. Minerals
25. Isomorphous substitution

26. Soil Color

27. Soil Texture

28. Soil Structure

29. Soil consistency

30. Soil Colloids

31. Bulk Density

32. Soil Fertility

33. Soil Productivity

34. Infiltration

35. Decomposition

36. Surface area

37. Ion Exchange

38. Cations

39. Anions

40. Soil pH

41. Soil Acidity

42. Soil Alkalinity

43. Liming

44. Sesquioxide

45. Silicate clay

46. Mineralization

47. Nitrification

48. Volatilization

49. Denitrification

50. Ammonification

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