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By W.Batke
Teacher Notes
Activity
Soil Formation Part 2
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Let us Review
What are the two main ingredients that make make up soil?
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Soil Ingredients
Weathered Rock
Humus
Inorganic Organic
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Let us look at the organic component:
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Organic matter is the remains of once living plants and animals in the soil. Bacteria, fungi, insects, and earthworms use fresh organic matter as food. During the process of digestion, they convert this material into humic substances and nutrients making them available to plants.
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Some of the benefits of increased organic matter in soils are:
* increased pore space* increased permeability* higher water holding capacity* greater capacity to hold and release nutrients* improved cultivation ease (tilth)
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Of course, this takes a long time....
Many years of allowing plants to grow, die and break down
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Ideally, there is a balance between the organic and inorganic components of the soil, giving it the ability to produce bountiful crops.
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In conclusion, there are four factors of soil formation:
Parent Material
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In conclusion, there are four factors of soil formation:
Climate
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In conclusion, there are four factors of soil formation:
Organisms
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In conclusion, there are four factors of soil formation:
Time
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Teacher notes:
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Soil Importance, Soil Formation Pt.1, Soil Formation Pt.2
Soil Conservation, Soil Problems
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Here are some additional resources on the web
http://www.hintze-online.com/sos/soils-online.html
http://nscss.org/ssource.html
http://www.bsyse.wsu.edu/~saxton/soilwatr/
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