Unscramble the following jumbled words related to soil.


(a) Humus: The rotting dead matter in the soil.

(b) Soil profile: A vertical section through different layers of the soil. (c) Horizon: Layers of the soil differs in texture colour, depth and chemical composition. These layers are referred to as horizons.


(d) Loam: Loam is a soil made of sand, clay, silt and humus. .


(e) Weathering: The process of breaking down of rocks by the action of wind, water and climate.


(f) Percolation: The process of movement of water into deeper layers of soil.


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