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CH4/5PLT 231
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- 1How Many soil soldAEIS A GMU AHOV
- 2Soil TextureThe size of the soil particles
- 3Soil StructureA characteristic of how soil particles aggregate.
- 4Soil Color Munsell Soil Color ChartsHue – Redness to Yellowness of the soil
Chroma – Intensity of brightness of the soil with 0 being neutral gray
Value – Lightness or darkness of a soil with a value of 0 being black - 5Soil Texture SaSCSand – 0.05mm to 2mm
Silt – 0.002mm to 0.05mm
Clay – Particles smaller than 0.002mm - 6Soil StructureThe arrangement of primary soil particles into peds.
- 7Pore spaceMacropores – Pores larger than 0.08 mm
Micropores – Pores smaller than 0.08 mm - 8Soil Water Potential GMOGravitational Potential – The force of gravity acting on soil water attracts the water towards the center of the Earth Matric Potential – The negative pressure due to the attractive force between water and the soil matrix
Osmotic Potential – The potential energy of water as it is reduced by the presence of solutes - 9Surface TensionWater’s attraction to itself results in a surface film
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