Definitions
The substance of God's physical creation
What is matter?
Step 1
What is state the problem?
Reasoning from evidence to a more specific conclusion
What is deductive reasoning?
Material primarily derived from living organisms
What is organic material?
Standard to name and characterize soil color
What is Munsell chart?
What is theory?
Step 2 & 3
What is 2) Gather info 3) Formulate hypothesis?
If/then propositional statement
What is hypothetical proposition?
Material primarily derived from nonliving matter
What is mineral material?
Primary plant food elements
What are nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium?
The study of soil
Step 4
What is test the hypothesis?
Reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion
What is inductive reasoning?
What is top soil?
Element for cell division and growth, promotes plant maturation
What is phosphorous?
What is humus?
Step 5
What is record and analyze?
Change caused change, "because of this, this happened"
What is post hoc fallacy?
Smallest, most tightly packed particles of soil
What is clay?
Promotes general health and improves disease resistance
What is potassium?
What is phosphrous?
Step 6
What is state the conclusion(s)?
Difference between reproducibility and repeatability
What is repeatability - if you repeat multiple times, you reach the same conclusion?
Coarse, gritty with large, easily seen particles
What is sand?
Porous soil spaces filled completely with water
What is saturated?