Soil Flashcards
1
Q
Entisols
A
RECENT, young little if any profile development.
Washed in, aluvial sandy usually.
2
Q
Inceptisols
A
Starting B horizon.
Semi humid environments
3
Q
Andisols
A
Volcanic ash
Not much structure
4
Q
Gelisols
A
Permafrost and frost churning.
5
Q
Histosols
A
Organic soil without permafrost.
Wetlands, neer Great Lakes.
6
Q
Aridisols
A
Hot and dry.
Cemented at the bottom.
7
Q
Vertisols
A
Shrinking and swelling clays.
8
Q
Mollisols
A
Dark, soft soil of grassland.
9
Q
Alfisols
A
Moderately leached
Semi arid to moist areas.
10
Q
Ultisols
A
In humid areas.
Intense weathering and leaching.
11
Q
Spodosols
A
Acid, sandy forest soil.
Low bases exchange
12
Q
Oxisols
A
Tropical rainforest
