The Horse 2020/21

Environment & Technology

Soil characteristics and terminology (with Susana)

To better comprehend the nature of soils and their behavior, we must first understand their properties, as well as be familiar with some of the popular phrases used when discussing soils.

Soil type determines how a soil operates and how suitable it is for various applications. You've probably heard of soil types like silty, clay, loam and sandy loam and wondered what they meant. You may even believe you know everything there is to know about a soil's features based merely on its soil type. However, a soil's kind isn't the only factor to consider. Soil type does not supply all of the explanations as to why a soil functions the way it does.

The term "soil type" refers to a variety of physical and chemical features of a soil. These properties, along with the impacts of the surrounding environment, life in the soil, and human management of the soil, affect the soil's attributes and overall soil quality.

Soil quality has a significant impact on the soil's ability to execute the duties required to sustain life on Earth. The dynamic characteristics of soil quality are also highly influenced by how we humans manage the soil.

Physical, chemical, and biological soil factors all have an impact on the quality of a soil. Soil texture and soil structure are two important qualities. These properties have an impact on a variety of critical aspects of soil behavior and function, both potential and real.

 

Vocabulary
 

German 

English 

ermittelt determines
verschiedene various
schluffig silty
Lehm clay
Lehm loam
Sorte variety
signifikant significant
erhalten sustain
Textur texture
Aspekte aspects
Bodenverhalten soil behavior
 potenziell potential
 Funktion function

Comments (2) -

  • Sandrine Kälin

    11/22/2021 7:10:32 PM | Reply

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