Virtual Lab 7 - Lab Assignment
Hello! For the lab assignment, specifically, question 1 in which you are asked to describe the specific soil-forming process, is the question asking us to list which "element" is added (ie Bt forms with the enrichment of clay) or is it asking for soil-forming process in terms of additions, translocations, transformations, and losses? Also, for question 2, should the answers be specific horizons with suffixes or just A, B,or C? What I mean by this is for part b)"the horizon is the uppermost mineral horizon that is often enriched with organic matter originating from the overlying organic horizon and from plant roots" - from my notes I can tell this can either be just A or Ahe.
Thanks very much!!
For question #1 in the lab assignment #7, you need to provide the name of the specific soil forming process. Remember, those 4 (broad) groups of soil forming processes include several specific soil forming processes. The specific soil forming processes are mentioned in the lecture on 10 soil orders. For each order, I mentioned what is the most dominant soil formation process. Hence, you might want to review all of those lectures, before you start working on this lab assignment.
Regarding question #2, it really depends on the specific question.... some answers could be without suffixes, while others must have include suffixes....