Earth Science - Soil

Which biome would one find the deepest Horizon O in a soil profile?

Where would the "E Horizon" be found in a typical soil profile?

What color is topsoil?

What kind of climate would weather soil the fastest?

Which of the following has the smallest particle size?

Which Earth's features would experience the least amount of soil erosion?

What does "parent material" mean in terms of soil formation?

What do you call soil that is alkaline (basic)?

Why is subsoil sometimes red?

What do you call soil that is acidic?

Why is the "R Horizon" coined the "Bedrock" layer?

What is the correct order of a typical soil profile (from top to bottom)?

Which place on Earth would a rock weather the fastest?

What is humus?

How would one visibly distinguish different soil horizons in a soil profile?

What does the "O Horizon" in a soil profile contain?

Which horizon contains few organisms and organic material but also has leached nutrients?

What are the three main types of soil classifications?

What do soil scientists NOT look at in a soil profile?

Which of the following is NOT how biology affect soil formation, degradation and/or erosion?

Which of the following is the slowest factor in soil formation?

What is a soil profile?

What is the "C Horizon" made out of?

Which of the following is NOT a role of soil?

What would one find in a "A horizon" in a soil profile?