PT #4 Controls of Soil Formation

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(well developed soils will have thicker horizons)

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Parent material or regolith

Residual sediment

Transported sediment

Thicker the sediment

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Residual sediment

parent material is derived from weathered bedrock

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Transported sediment

parent material has been carried from elsewhere and deposited

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The thicker the sediment

The better developed the soil is

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Time

Greater Time - better developed soils

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Climate

High heat/humidity ~ better developed soils

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Organisms

More creatures ~ better developed soils

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Topography (slope)

Medial slope (3° to 30°) ~ better developed soils