OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

SOIL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The layers of containing material found when one digs a hole in the ground are called ____
A
Pedons
B
Soil structure
C
Minerals
D
Horizons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A soil layer is a zone in the soil, approximately parallel to the soil surface, with properties different from layers above and/or below it. If at least one of these properties is the result of soil-forming processes, the layer is called a soil horizon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soil is made up of distinct horizontal layers; these layers are called horizons. They range from rich, organic upper layers (humus and topsoil) to underlying rocky layers ( subsoil, regolith and bedrock). The top, organic layer of soil, made up mostly of leaf litter and humus (decomposed organic matter).

Detailed explanation-3: -The layers of the soil are called horizons. The uppermost horizon is called the topsoil layer. The topsoil layer is a mixture of sand, silt, clay and broken down organic matter, called humus.

Detailed explanation-4: -soil solution. the layers of contrasting material found when one digs a hole in a soil are called? horizons. a soil profile consists of. the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil.

Detailed explanation-5: -Horizon B is layer of soil which is not rich in humus but rich in minerals.

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