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What does humus provide to the soil?
humus is a source of nutrients which makes soil fertile.
Factors affecting the temperature of soil?
Humus content of the soil. What think the heat scientists about black surfaces and heat absorption? Black surfaces absorb heat faster and contain it longer. Mostly, humus is black or dark in color. Soil with much of the humus content tends to absorb more heat and gets heated faster than soil c9ontaining less humus.
What is another term for decayed organic matter?
it is humus
What determine the thickness of the soil profile?
Time actually determines thickness of soil profile.Layers of sand,clay,humus,weathered rocks etc. continue to get deposited over already present layers of soil.As long as this continues level of soil goes higher and higher.
Why is humus important for growth of plants?
Because Humus decays rocks to make soil and soil is a food for plants, which are a food to animals, which are a food to us. So soil is a source if food directly to plants and indirectly to animals and humans (which are mammals)
What is dark organic material that forms in soil?
Humus
What is the dark organic material that forms in soil as plant and animal matter decays?
HUMUS !:)
What factors help determine the type of soil such as the thickness of the layers and their compositions?
Slope, time, location, humus, rain water, and etc.
Rotted plant and animal remains that becomes part of the soil?
forms the humus and provide nutrients to the growing plant
What factors in an area help to determine the type of soil and the thickeness and composition of the layer?
climate, the slope, the amount of rain and humus, and the length of evolving time [:
Which 2 layers of the soil are least likely to contain humus?
the two layers are sub soil The layer of soil that has little or no humus in it is the subsoil. The top layer of the soil has the most humus in it because the dead leaves fall from the plant and go back into the soil.
What is an area that plants life help determine what type of soil forms?
starts with a c
What is the dark oganic matter that forms in soil as plant and animal matter decays?
humus
The decayed plant and animal material in the soil?
It is called humus.
Living organisms in soil help to?
silt litter humus and clay
How does the presence of the humus affect soil?
how does the presence of humus affect soil
What factors in an area help determine the type of soil --the thickness of the layers and their compositions?
for my opinion the climate,the slope, the amount of rain and humus,and last the length of evolving clock .
