Soil Components

Mineral Components

• The Most Abundant primary minerals in soil flash show
• The Most Abundant primary minerals in soil flash show
• Weathering image

• Biological Weathering image

• Particle Density and Bulk density flash show
• Particle Size Classification image
• Soil Texture Determination image
• Phyllosilicate Clay Minerals image
• Montmorillonite Clay Minerals image
• Kaolinite image

Soil Water 

• Hydrological Cycle image
• Matric Potential image
• Osmotic Potential image
• Water Retention Curve image

• Darcy's Law image

• Water Content: Comparisons of a soil under saturated, field capacity, and wilting point, and hygroscopic point conditions image

Soil Air

• Example of a Dynamic Relationship of Water & Air in Soil Pores flash show

• CO₂ chambers image

Interactions Among Soil Components

Soil Structure

• Types of Soil Aggregates  image
• At Flocculate and Dispersed Organic Molecules image
• Aggregate Formation: Illustration of several levels in aggregate formation image

Chelates

• Chelate: Structural formula for ferric gluconate (common iron chelate) image
• At Flocculate and Dispersed Organic Molecules image

Adsorption of Ions

• Examples of Double Layer and Diffuse Double Layer image
• At Flocculate and Dispersed Organic Molecules image

Soil Acidity

• Range of pH Values Typical for Various Types of Soil image
• Illustration of the Equilibrium Relationship among Residual, Exchangeable, and Active Acidity in a Soil with Organic and Mineral colloids. image

Soil Water & Air Interactions

• Macro- vs. Micro-pores in the Soil image
• Example of a Dynamic Relationship of Water & Air in Soil Pores flash show

Interaction between organic matter & soil air

• Oxidation vs. reduction (a reminder) image

Nutrient Cycles

• Potassium interactive image

• Phosphorus interactive image

• Sulfur interactive image

• Nitrogen interactive image

• Carbon interactive image

Soil Classification

Factors of Soil Formation

• Transportation Agents & Resulting Sediment or Parent Material flash show

• Transition from Glacial Valley to Postglacial Valley flash show

• Climate Graphs flash show

• Examples of Biota flash show

• Example of Human Impacts on Soil Formation: image

• Example of the Influence of Topography & Vegetation on Soil Formation: Nicola Valley image

• Example of the Influence of Slope on Soil Formation: Sumas Prairie image

• Examples of Time as a Factor in Soil Formation: glaciers of St Elias Mountains, Kluane National Park, Yukon and Glaciers at  Piedmont Glacier, Byolot Island, Nunavot image.

Soil Formation Processes

• Four Soil Formation Processes Interactive image

Soil Horizon & Layers

• Soil Horizon interactive image

• Formation of Various Soil Horizons flash show
• Forest Humus Forms: Examples of mor, moder and mull forest humus forms image

Canadian System of Soil Classification

• Classes used for Canadian System of Soil Classification flash show
• Soil Orders of Canada video online
• Map of Canada showing the 12 zones that Correspond with the most Common Distribution of 10 Soil Orders .interactive map image & flash show
• Stages in the Development of an Organic Soil in a Typical Woody Peat Bog flash show

Pedogensis

• Soil formation factors and processes image

Soil Management

Soil Degradation  

• State of Soil Degradation in the World Map image
• Forms of Soil Degradation interactive image

Soil Quality

• Soil Definition flash show
• Schematic Presentation of the Soil Quality Definition and its Functions image
• Basic Soil Quality Indicators and Rationale for Use flash show
• Soil Quality Kit image

Soil Erosion

• Overview of the Processes of Soil Erosion flash show

• Mechanics: detachment, transportation, deposition image

• Mechanics: Water Drop image

• Types of Water Erosion flash show

• Wind Erosion Examples flash show

• Erosion Control flash show

Soil Organisms

Flora Fauna

• Soil Organisms flash show

Glossary

Polypdeon

• Transition from Landscape to Polypedonto Pedon flash show

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