W.O.D. Revel-to enjoy, to make merry
WARM-UP
1. Define the following terms:decomposition, deposition, erosion, organic matter, parent material, pH, soil, soil characteristics, soil composition, soil horizons, soil texture, weathering.
CW-make notes on soil characteristics and formation
In your notebooks make notes of the following (questions and answers next class)
1. What is soil?
2. Is soil a renewable resource? Explain your answer.
3. Name 5 factors that affect soil formation and state the effects that each factor has on the formation of soil
4. Soil formation usually starts when the parent material has been exposed. Define parent material.
5. After the parent material has been exposed to the air, name the 3 processes that form most soils.
6. Explain the difference between chemical and physical weathering
7. Explain how (a) deposition (b) decomposition contribute to soil formation
8. Draw a label a diagram showing a soil profile. Define soil horizons and show an example using your diagram.
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