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Clerical:
Quizzes 13-16 are due by Noon on Friday, 11/19/10.
The Exam #4 Study Guide is posted.
Homework #9 is posted. It is "due" Wednesday (11/17/10).
Homework #10 (Graded) is posted. It is due Friday (12/3/10).
Themes of the Day:
- Factors that affect Weathering and Soil Development
- Soils
- Erosion, Transport & Deposition of Sediments
Factors that affect Weathering and Soil Development
Soils
- Soil is not the same as dirt. (Insult a soil scientist by telling him/her that he/she works with dirt)
- Soils develop as the result of weathering over hundreds or thousands of years
- Soil horizons (layers) reflect migration of weathering products
- Soil types affected by:
- parent material
- climate
- topography
- vegetation
- time
- Types of Soil Profiles
- Some (not so) local (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) examples:
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