Soil
Combination of bark, peat, sand, fertilizer, lime, perlite
What is Soilless Media/Manufactured Soils/Artificial Media?
Three soil particle sizes
What are sand, silt, and clay?
The measurement of pH in soil
What is acidity or alkalinity?
Organic matter in soil formed as the end result of
decomposition
What is humus?
Importance of soil in horticulture
What is supporting plant growth by providing nutrients, water, and structure?
ATP, energy storage and transfer, essential for plant growth, root growth, formation of reproductive plant parts, seed maturity
What is phosphorus?
Mineral Particles, Air, Water, Organic Matter
What is soil?
Movement of water in any direction from wetter to drier areas
What is capillary action?
Original geological material from which soil forms
What is parent material?
Removal of soil by wind or water
What is soil erosion?
Measurement of salinity in soils
What is EC (electrical conductivity)?
Resource that determines soil texture based on particle percentages
What is the soil texture triangle?
Process of decomposition and movement of organic matter between the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms
What is the carbon cycle?
Climate conditions which speed up soil formation the most
What is warm and wet?
Name a soil conservation practice
What is no-till farming or cover cropping etc?
Indicators of soil quality
What is Smell, Colour, Organisms, Plant Health, Water Infiltration, or Tilth?
Soil type with the best water-holding capacity
What is clay?
Ability of soil to hold and exchange positively charged ions
What is Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)?
Term for movement of water and dissolved materials downward through soil
What is leaching?
Reduction of pore space, water infiltration, and root growth
What is soil compaction?
Correct sequence of soil horizons from top to bottom
What is O, A, E, B, C, R?
Ideal arrangement of soil particles within soil structure common in topsoil and promotes good aeration and drainage
What is granular structure?
Absorption of an available nutrient by a soil
organism or plant, changing it to an unavailable
organic form
What is immobilization?
The five things that form soil
What is Parent Material, Climate, Living Organisms, Topography, and Time?
Benefit of adding organic matter to soil
What is improved structure, nutrient content, and water retention?