PPT-Soil Vocabulary

Soil A natural resource found in our own backyard Soil is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth It is made up of rock humus air and water Soil is made up of 5 important components and has 3 layers. They generally are less than 2 inches thick and are massive Crusts are created by the breakdown of structural units by flowing water or raindrops or through freezethaw action Soil crusts are generally only a temporary condition Typically the soil im The soil should be neutral or slightly acidic with pH 65 to 70 having high organic content Very light sandy soils are not recommended owing to their poor moisture holding properties Climate Light Light is one of the most important climatic factors i Qinxue Wang, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan, Tel: +81-29-850-2128; E mail: November 04 , 2013; January 28 Batkhishig(2014) Impact of Overgrazing texturecourtesyNASA: (Getandsample)soilhorizonsmallthesprayLetthebetweenthemoisturethroughout.OncetheStepStep(TestIf the soil: handswhenrubbedandStep themediumribbon Qinxue Wang, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan, Tel: +81-29-850-2128; E mail: November 04 , 2013; January 28 Batkhishig(2014) Impact of Overgrazing porosity. – the amount of empty space in a rock or other earth substance; this empty space is known as pore space. Porosity is how much water a substance can hold.. vocabulary. word!. permeability . . 4. basic processes in the soil. ADDITIONS. LOSSES. TRANSLOCATIONS. TRANSFORMATIONS. (MOVEMENT WITHIN THE SOIL). (ONE COMPONENT CHANGES TO ANOTHER). ADDITIONS. Rain adds . WATER. . . Dust adds . MINERALS. 3. rd. Grade. Hillpoint. Elementary School. Soil! A natural resource found in our own backyard!! . Soil is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth. It is made up of rock, humus, air, and water.. Uppermost layer of earth’s crust that supports plants, animals and microbes. Soil Forming Factors. Parent Material. Time. Climate. Vegetation & Organisms. Topography. 1. Parent Material. Refers to the rock and minerals from which the soil derives.. Objectives. Define: acidity, alkalinity, buffering capacity, soil pH. List and describe inherent factors that affect soil pH. Describe how to manage soil pH. Describe how soil pH affects soil function. s. oil test interpretation. Weston Miller, . OSU Extension Service. Preview of presentation. Safety precautions. General . soil quality assessment . How to take a soil test. What to test for. Interpreting results. 1are people on the earthMillions of species and billions of organisms151bacteria algae microscopic insects -tion of biomass anywhere on the planet Microbes which make up only one half of one percent o community. limiting factor. tolerance. ecological succession. primary succession. climax community. secondary succession. BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY . is . a group of interacting populations . that occupy . Figure 3-24. Fig. 3-24a, p. 69. Mosaic of closely packed pebbles, boulders. Weak humus-mineral mixture. Dry, brown to reddish-brown with variable accumulations of clay, calcium and carbonate, and soluble salts.