- Soil - Wikipedia
Soil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, water, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from soil by restricting the former term specifically to displaced soil
- Soil | Definition, Importance, Types, Erosion, Composition, Facts . . .
The evolution of soils and their properties is called soil formation, and according to pedologists, five fundamental soil formation processes influence soil properties
- Soil Survey Map - ArcGIS
Explore detailed soil survey maps and data using the ArcGIS Soil Survey Map application
- What is soil? - Mississippi State University Extension Service
Soil is a living, dynamic resource that supports plant life It is made up of different size mineral particles (sand, silt, and clay), organic matter, and numerous species of living organisms
- The skin of the Earth: All about soil
What is soil? Often referred to as the “skin of the Earth,” soil is the thin outer layer of the Earth’s crust and the interface between the atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and anthrosphere It is where most of the material and energy fluxes at the Earth’s surface take place
- What Are Soils? | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature
In this article readers are introduced to the many facets of soils - their unique characteristics and diversity, the ecosystem services that soils provide, and their use and misuse Soils are
- Soil Composition - Education
Soil contains air, water, and minerals as well as plant and animal matter, both living and dead These soil components fall into two categories In the first category are biotic factors—all the living and once-living things in soil, such as plants and insects
- What is Soil? - Smithsonian Institution
Plants grow in and from soils, and plants—directly or indirectly—feed almost all life on Earth Soil-dwellers such as bacteria and fungi recycle once-living organisms into nutrients and soil organic matter (humus)—vital components of all soils Without soils, life would not exist as we know it
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