Soil Forming Factors Flashcards
1
Q
Factors affecting soil formation
A
-parent material
-topography
-time
-organisms
-climate
2
Q
Glacial Lacustrine
A
silt in clay in glacial lakes
3
Q
Glacial Fluvial
A
fast flowing water
4
Q
Aeoloan
A
wind deposited parent material
5
Q
Alluvium
A
sand, silt, and clay mix deposited by rivers
6
Q
more precipitation than evaporation results in
A
leaching
7
Q
Hot humid environments result in _______ soil development
A
fast
8
Q
Cool dry environments result in _________ soil development
A
slow
9
Q
4 pedogenic processes
A
Transformation
translocation
addition
loss
10
Q
Transformation
A
soil constituents are chemically/physically modified
11
Q
Translocation
A
movement between horizons
12
Q
Additions
A
input of material into the profile from outside sources
13
Q
Losses
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