Soil color and texture Flashcards
1
Q
Soil physical properties
A
1) Color
2) Texture
3) Aggregation and structure
4) Porosity and density
5) Moisture and consistency
2
Q
Soil color provides information on __, __, and __
A
drainage condition, mineralogy, OM content
3
Q
How is soil color determined?
A
Using a Munsell soil color chart
4
Q
What criteria is a soil’s color based of?
A
Hue
Value
Chroma
5
Q
What is soil texture?
A
particle size distribution of soil. The soils relative proportion of sand, silt, and clay
6
Q
What methods do we use to determine soil texture?
A
- Feel method
- Sieve method
- Hydrometer & pipette method
7
Q
How do we express soil texture?
A
Principle of Triangulation
