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Higher Geography Gley
Gley soils can be permanently frozen
Gley soils have...
Higher Geography Gley
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Gley soils have...
Mull Humus
Brown Soil
Mor Humus
Well mixed soils
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Gley soils can be permanently frozen
False
True
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Gleys have a high decay rate
True
False
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You find gleys in....
Lowland Area/Flat areas
Mountain Ranges
Upland Areas
Coasts
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Why is there often waterlogging in a gley?
Long Roots
Dried out
High Rates of Evaporation
Impermeable Clay/ Flat Land and Permafrost
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The parent material in a gley is...
Schist- Fluvioglacial Material
Granite
Impermeable Clay
Sandstone
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Vegetation in a gley is
Moss and lichen
Deciduous
Conifers
Grass
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When Iron is re-oxygenised it turns
Blue
Yellow
Red
Black
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Why is there a slow rate of decomposition in gley soil?
Freeze thaw weathering
Poor drainage
Low/Freezing Temperatures temperatures
Limited biota
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Red mottling is caused by...
Decomposing animals
Waterlogging
Impermeable material
re-oxygenise iron in soil
