[REN R210] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (74 pages long!)
28 Nov 2016
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Module 1 study guide taken from lab manual. Terminology of processes of soil formation (module 1 midterm terms=blue) Aggregation: particles held together in units of varying size and shape by physical, chemical and biological sub-processes. Dealkalization: movement of sodium carbonate out of a section profile. Decalcification: movement of calcium carbonate out of a section profile. Decomposition: biochemical breakdown of mineral and organic material. Deposition: addition to soil surface by sedimentation of transported materials. Desalinization: movement of soluble salts out of a section of the profile. Desilication: movement of silica out of a section of the profile. Eluvation: movement of a material out of a section of the soil profile (literally washing away of material); depletion of the material washed away (e. g. sequioxides, clay minerals, organic material) Erosion: loss from soil surface by transport of soil particles (and organic matter) by water or wind.
