Soil texture
The largest particle size. Rough and grainy
What is sand
The term used to describe the structure of soil
What is Ped
The capacity of soil or rock for transmitting a fluid. Dependent on the size and shape of the pores, the size, and shape of their interconnections
What is permeability
A term that describes color
What is hue
The balance of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in a substance
What is pH
The smallest particle size. Compact
What is clay
This ped is roughly cube shaped with flat surfaces
What is blocky
Small holes in soil, made up by texture, structure, and organic matter
What is porosity
The concentration of a hue. Given in #/# format
What is chroma
A positive and negative ion bonded
What is silt
This ped is large, verticle, and elongated. Often having 5 sides
What is prismatic
Water that is held too tightly by clay to be used
What is unavailable water
The amount of light in a hue
What is value/hue value
A substance you add to increase the pH
What is Lime
A soil that is a mixture of both particle sizes
Loam
This is a flat ped that lies horizontally in the soil
What is platy
High in silts, loams, and clay. Very low in sand
What is water holding capacity
The 6 hues soil is classified as
What are GY, B, G, R, YR, Y
The thing measured to determine salinity of the soil
The tool used to help you determine soil texture
Texture triangle
The two considerations for soil structure
What is structure type (shape) and structure grade (strength)
Increases water holding capacity. Often found at the top layer of soil, creates a dark color
What is organic matter
Identify the hue, value, and chroma in the following: 5, YR, 4/2
Value, Hue, chroma
Two things high salt content affects
What is Water uptake and availability of nutrients