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Define the term soil profile

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Answered by MuskanS44
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Soil Profile is a term used to describe the 3 layers of soil which are topsoil , subsoil and bedrock.
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Answered by 0xXIshuRajputXx0
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There are several factors that affect the composition of soil . It's thickness , which is the basic property of soil , varies from a few centimetres to a few metres . Despite such variations soils have nearly identical vertical structure -

i e., it forms in horizontal layers . The uppermost layer of soil is known as the topsoil . It is the first layer with a lot of humus . Immediately below is the subsoil that consists of uneven coarse particles of rock are very little humus . Below the subsoil is the bedrock which is hard , solid and tightly bound rock . The different layers of soil together is known soil profile .

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