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altibaby

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List and define six important physical properties of soil.
 
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Identify and describe the general soil horizons.
 
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raenoj

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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Slopethe angle of the soil surface from horizontal.
 Texturethe proportion of sand, silt, and clay.
 Drainagethe natural ability of the soil to allow water to flow through it.
 Flood hazardthe tendency of a given site to be flooded.
 Erosionthe degree to which soil erosion has already occurred on a site.
 Topsoil and subsoil thicknessthe depth of the topsoil (A horizon) and the depth of the subsoil (B horizon).



Answer to Question 2

The typical soil horizons of a mature soil are topsoil (A horizon), subsoil (B horizon), and parent material
(C horizon).



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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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