Soil Formation and Profiles: A Comprehensive Guide, Quizzes of Mathematics

Download Soil Formation and Profiles: A Comprehensive Guide and more Quizzes Mathematics in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Define soil DEFINITION 1 soil is layered mixture of loose minerals and organic consitituents with diffrent physical and compositional properties than parent rocks TERM 2 Draw and label a complete soil profile DEFINITION 2 A0 A E B C TERM 3 Describe the Ao horizon and the processes that shape it. DEFINITION 3 organic residue from dead plants and animals ( dark shades of grey and brown) ( from from addition of organic climate) TERM 4 Describe the A horizon and the processes that shape it. DEFINITION 4 organic matter mixed with mineral and rock fragments( elluvation) TERM 5 Describe the E horizon and the processes that shape it. DEFINITION 5 elluvation/ leaching ( no organic) white grey ashy color TERM 6 Describe the B horizon and the processes that shape it. DEFINITION 6 shaped by illuvation has mineral organic content deposits from higher layers (reddish yellow) TERM 7 Describe the C horizon and the processes that shape it. DEFINITION 7 parent material TERM 8 Describe the five factors that affect soil formation and describe the effects of each one. DEFINITION 8 1)parent material-wethering of diffrent rocks effects soil formation 2)climate- moisture is required for wethering reactions 3)vegetation- diffrent types determine the thickness 4)time- soil matures with time 5)relief- deprives soil of time/ stability to mature TERM 9 the two most important factors in soil formation. DEFINITION 9 climate and vegetation TERM 10 Describe an oxisol and explain how they form. DEFINITION 10 oxisol ( rain forest soil ) intensely leached/elluviated. rich in soluble alluminum. TERM 21 secondary succession DEFINITION 21 recolonization of once sdisturebed area w intact soil TERM 22 henry chandler cowels DEFINITION 22 developed orderly sequence of ecological communities in lake michigan TERM 23 pioneer DEFINITION 23 the first plants to grow in a newly cleared envionment TERM 24 climax community DEFINITION 24 plants die new formed TERM 25 ecological succession in dunes DEFINITION 25 bare sand shrubs and trees that live in poor soil dog wood pine forest oak forest beech maple forest