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Soil science
That science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.
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Matric head
Earth science; Soil science
Potential envergy of soil water due to the attractive forces (adhesion and cohesion) between water and the soil matrix. Matric potential is expressed as energy per unit volume and equals the product ...
Arents
Earth science; Soil science
Entisols that contains recognisable fragments of pedogenic horizons that have been mixed by mechanical disturbance. Arents are not saturated with water for periods long enough to limit their use for ...
Cinder land
Earth science; Soil science
In Soil Survey a map unit that is a type of miscellaneous area, which is composed of loose cinders and other pyroclastic materials.
Trioctahedral
Earth science; Soil science
An octahedral sheet or a mineral containing such a sheet that has all of the sites filled, usually by divalent ions such as magnesium or ferrous iron.
Cirque
Earth science; Soil science
Semicircular, concave, bowl-like area with steep face primarily resulting from erosive activity of a mountain glacier.
Capillary rise
Earth science; Soil science
Phenomenon that occurs when small pores which reduce the water potential are in contact with free water.
Work
Earth science; Soil science
A term used to indicate the energy required to move an object a certain distance.
