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12 Cards in this Set
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clinometer
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measures slope
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slab
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16 inches of soil for sample
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glacial tilt
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matieral brought by glaciers
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grey soil
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is iron reduced
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red soil
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has more iron
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A horizon
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is topsoil, is darker, low aroma and minerals, gets color from roots.
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O horizon
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the top layer, it is organic layer of fresh and decaying plant matieral
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B horizon
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middle layer: less organic, low density,
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C horizon
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usually 5ft down
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No till farming
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makes soil healthier
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factors of soil formation
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parent matieral, organisms, topography, time ("ciorpt")
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parent matieral
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The unconsolidated organic and mineral material in which soil forms.
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