| Name:_____________________________ | Date:______________________________ |
SOIL PROFILE WORKSHEET 1
Profile Sketch - You are to create a shetch and a worksheet for each soil studied.
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| Duff - Dead material on top of soil - __________ inches | ||
| A horizon: Depth _________ inches to _________ inches | ||
| Topsoil | ||
| Color________________________ | ||
| Texture______________________ | ||
| B horizon: Depth _________ inches to _________ inches | ||
| Subsoil | ||
| Color________________________ | ||
| Texture_______________________ | ||
| C horizon: Depth _________ inches to _________ inches | ||
| Parent Material | ||
| Color_________________________ | ||
| Texture________________________ | ||
Soil is made up of layers or horizons which differ in physical, chemical, and biological properties.