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What components of soil on earth would not be in the Moons soil?
decaying organic matter such as leaves: loose soil: soil is made less dense and more fertile. (humus)
What is the organic matter on top of the soil?
Decomposing plant life from previous years. Organic matter is the real "gold" of the soil - the more, the better.
What makes some women so fertile?
Some women are just more fertile than others by nature. There are unsupported claims that certain foods or lifestyle choices make certain women more fertile. Younger women tend to be more fertile than older women.
How do earthworms benefit the soil?
They improve drainage, aerate the soil and introduce leaves and other material from the surface into lower layers.TO make the soil loose,so that water and aircan easily penitrate into itIt makes "breathing tubes" for the earth and it makes the earth healthy.They let all of the plants grow by doing that too because it makes space in the ground for their roots.It eats its way through tiny crushed plant particles excreting its leftovers as fertile soil material.
Why is top soil horizon so dark?
Topsoil has more organic matter in it than the rest of the soil. Decomposed organic matter (humus) is usually dark brown or black.
What is organic matter?
Usually carbon-based substances derived from living things. Examples include everything we grow and eat, wood, dung and the humus content of soil. Organic matter can be added to soil to make it more fertile, eg dung or compost.
What components of soil on earth would not be in the Moons soil?
decaying organic matter such as leaves: loose soil: soil is made less dense and more fertile. (humus)
Why are earthworms helpful?
Earthworms are helpful because of their fecal matter. Its feces help soil grow crops.
What does a volcano do for the earth?
It makes the land more fertile
What makes good farm soil?
Put simply, organic matter. This can be in almost any form, from living plant roots, to decomposing plant matter, to compost. Organic matter allows for the retention of water and plant nutrients and also helps control erosion. It also makes a more beneficial environment for soil microbes which can help crop plants in many different ways. Moving to less tillage helps increase organic matter in the soil.
What is the organic matter on top of the soil?
Decomposing plant life from previous years. Organic matter is the real "gold" of the soil - the more, the better.
What makes land more likely to catch fire?
Land is most likely to catch fire if it is dry, with an extremely high percentage of organic matter, such as peat.
How is soil affected by the process of biological decomposition?
it makes it more fertile.
What are bacteria that live on dead organic matter called?
Saprophytes are a classification of bacteria that gets their nutrition from dead organic matter. These are more commonly called decomposers.
What makes some women so fertile?
Some women are just more fertile than others by nature. There are unsupported claims that certain foods or lifestyle choices make certain women more fertile. Younger women tend to be more fertile than older women.
Why is it that A horizon contains more organic mater than B horizon?
Because the A horizon contains more humus which makes the A horizon more organic
How do earthworms benefit the soil?
They improve drainage, aerate the soil and introduce leaves and other material from the surface into lower layers.TO make the soil loose,so that water and aircan easily penitrate into itIt makes "breathing tubes" for the earth and it makes the earth healthy.They let all of the plants grow by doing that too because it makes space in the ground for their roots.It eats its way through tiny crushed plant particles excreting its leftovers as fertile soil material.
