How Sustainable is Your Soil?

• Biology
• 10th Grade

Which California location has "sandy" soil?

Mojave Desert

McNairs Beach

Mammoth National Park

Shasta Mountains

Santa Cruz Mountains

SOIL CONSISTS OF ALL EXCEPT

1. ORGANIC MATTER
2. BACTERIA
3. WATER
4. ALGAE

TOPSOIL IS THE "SOIL" LAYER WHERE EARTHWORMS, MICROORGANISMS AND NUTRIENTS HELP TO PRODUCE PLANTS. UPLOAD AN IMAGE THAT CHARACTERIZES THIS.

TERMS TO KNOW

Pedology

Soil Sustainability

Agriculture

Soil pH

Soil Erosion

Soil

Worm Test

Percolation Test

OBJECTIVES FOR THIS UNIT

1) Practice standard procedures gardeners use to manage soil

2) Describe characteristics of Pedology which target improved Sustainability

The 3 methods described for testing soil quality include methods to test for soil, except

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