Basic Flashcards
1
Q
Factors of soil formation
A
Parent material, Climate, Biota, Topography, Time
2
Q
H
A
organic horizon, water-logged some time of the year
3
Q
O
A
organic horizon, not water-logged
4
Q
A
A
mineral topsoil horizon
5
Q
E
A
zone of eluviation: depleted from clay, organic matter, or metal oxides
6
Q
B
A
well-developed subsoil horizon
7
Q
C
A
unconsolidated poorly-weathered parent material
8
Q
R
A
hard rock
9
Q
I
A
Ice
10
Q
L
A
sediments deposited in a body of water (organic or inorganic)
