Soil
what is one of the 4 components of soil?
Minerals
What is the size of Clay
less than 0.002mm
what does kind of transportation is eolian
wind
How to the transform
microorganisms convert organic matter into humus
what are the 3 soil textures?
sand, silt, clay
what is the size of silt
0.0625mm
what kind of transportation is alluvial
flowing water and river streams
What does Gravitational water do
moves downward through soil by gravity
What is one way of transportation for soil?
What is the size of sand
2.0mm
what kind of transportation is lacustrine
lake beds
what does capillary water hold
small pores by surface forces
what is the smallest soil texture?
clay
How is soil texture determined
how soil texture is managed and determined
Can erosion cause water particles to transport somewhere else
No/False
what is Hygroscopic water unavaibalble to
tightly held to soil particles and unavailable to plants
what is one soil formation factor?
Climate
what is one place sand is located
streams, rivers
can animals transport particles
yes on the bottom of there feet.
What is water moving into and downward through soil affected by
texture and structure