Introduction to Soil and Soil Resources2001

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Introduction to Soil and Soil Resources2001

Lecture 1 Review

Why is Soil Important?

What is the Pedosphere?

Clarification of bulk density

Particle density

The Rock Cycle (Reeves, 1998)

Parent Material

Morainal parent material

Fluvial deposits

Fluvial parent material

Lacustrine deposits

Lacustrine parent material

Eolian deposits

Eolian parent material

Colluvium parent material

Residual parent material

Parent material in Canada

The Laurentide Ice Sheet CoverGodfrey 1993

Glaciers and parent material

Glaciers and parent material

Formation and deposition of glacial materials R. C. Izaurralde & Pedosphere.com

Edmonton region during final stages of deglaciation (Godfrey, 1998)

Surface geology of the Edmonton region (Godfrey, 1998). Legend in textbook page 84

Weathering of Rocks and Minerals

Weathering of rocks and minerals

Chemical weathering

Chemical weathering

Chemical processes

Physical Weathering

Water, Ice and Wind

Plants and Animals

Development of Soil

Parent material and Soil

Factors affecting soil formation

Parent material

Soil forming formula

The time factor

Horizon Development

Horizon development

Transformations

Steady state and change

Of, Om and Oh horizons

L, F and H horizons

Horizon suffixes

Soils around Edmonton

Parent material summary

Weathering Summary

Weathering Summary

Soil Development Summary

Horizon development summary

That’s it for this week. Safe trip home

Author: Edith Olson

Email: ecolson@ualberta.ca

Home Page: http://www.environment.ualberta.ca/SoilsERM/lectures/index.html

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