Ch 14 Soil Orders Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Gelisol
A
-el; permafrost
2
Q
Entisol
A
-ent; A and C or only C horizon
3
Q
Inceptisol
A
-ept; weak B horizon
4
Q
Andisol
A
-and; volcanic ejecta
5
Q
Histosol
A
-ist; Organic soil
6
Q
Aridisol
A
-id; dry
7
Q
mollisol
A
-oll; Dark A horizon
8
Q
Vertisol
A
-ert; large shrink\swell
9
Q
Alfisol
A
-alf; Bt horizon
10
Q
Spodosol
A
-od; forest with sand