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Soils

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Name the five ingredients of soil

Mineral Matter, Air, Water, Humus, Living organisms

What percentage of a typical soil sample is water?

25%

What is humus

A dark, jelly like substance that forms when plants and animals decay and rot.

Explain the term leaching

When rain falls, water passes through the soil, washing minerals, humus and nutrients from the A horizion down into the B horizion.

Name the 3 horizons.

A, B & C

What is the most common soil in Ireland

Brown Earth soils

Name the 4 types of soils

Podzol, Gley, Peaty & Brown earth

Where in Ireland could you expect to find peaty soils?

Boggy areas.

Which soil is most suitable for pastoral farming?

Gley soils

Explain the term "Natural vegetation"

Vegetation that grow on their own without any form of human interference.

Name the 3 ways soil influences vegetation

Depth, Acidity & Drainage

What is the name of the plant that only grows in acidic soil

Rhododendrons

Name the 3 ways vegetation influences soil

Plant litter, Soil erosion & Leaching

The ____ help create the materials needed to form soil and the _____ affect how soil is formed.

Processes & factors

Wind does not play any role in weathering; it only moves materials after weathering has occurred. True or false

False

What are the two types of bogs?

Raised and blanket bogs