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Q: What is a distinct layer or zone within a soil profile?
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Which is the second layer of a soil profile?

Soil has distinct layers referred to as horizons. The first layer is called O horizon, followed by A horizon, B horizon, and C horizon.


What is the vertical sequence of distinct soil layers?

A vertical sequence of distinct soil layers is a soil profile!


A mature soil shows three distinct soil horizons known as?

soil profile


What do scientist call the top layer of a soil profile?

Top soil


Soil profile?

A soil profile is a vertical section of soil that ranges from the surface to the bedrock. Each layer of a soil profile  is referred to as a soil horizon.Horizon O is the top layer, where organic material is presentHorizon A is top soilHorizon B is subsoilHorizon C contains weathered rock.


A layer in a soil profile?

1. decomposing 2.humus 3. erosion 4. soil layer


What is a distinct layer of soil?

siol that is black like crack


Which layer of a soil profile forms first from the bedrock?

A horizon


A mature soil show is three distinct soil horizons known as?

This is not techincally accurate, soils can have numerous horizons and are not restricted to the basic three, however to answer your question. A Horizon - the top soil B Horizon - the sub soil C Horizon - the parent material This is a very generalized and inaccurate view of a soil profile however and in a profile in nature will be far more complex.The distinct soil horizons are known as the soil profile


The horizon of soil makes up the?

soil horizons determine the age of the soil


Which layer of the soil profile would be affected the most by weathering and erosion?

Topsoil


What does a soil profile show?

it depicts the size of each layer and shows the formation of soil (from the bottom to top ..... i think