Soil science worksheet for students to match key soil terms with their definitions.

A worksheet titled "What is Soil?" with a "Key Word List Match" activity, matching soil terms like humus, clay, silt, sand, gravel, and pebble to their definitions.

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humus — Mostly organic matter, such as decomposing leaves.
clay — The smallest type of rock particle
silt — small rock particles, slightly larger than clay, that can be easily transported by wind and water
sand — small rock particles that are visible to the naked eye, larger than clay or silt, but smaller than gravel
gravel — small rock particle larger than sand, ranging in size from 2mm to 4mm
pebble — larger sized gravel ranging in size from 4mm to 64mm

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