Soils. School Science Lessons. SP MFPlease send comments to J. Elfickuq. edu. au. Soil science. Table of contents. Soil, Websites1. Soils and rocks, Primary6. Soil acidity, tests for soil p. H6. 8 Soil air, Soils contain air. Soil animals, Primary6. Stapp decelerating in the GWhiz sled. This five frame movie shows pretty well the stress he experienced. Courtesy EAFB History Office Lt Col Stapp with his car. Soil biology, Life in the soil. Soil chemistry. 6. Soil composition. Soil conservation. Soil formation. 6. Soil fertility, fertilizing soil. Soil geology, Wind deposits. Soil improvement. Soil horizons of a soil profile. Soil mineral deficiencies. Soil nitrogen bacteria, nitrogen fixing bacteria. Rhizobium. 6. 4. 0 Soil tests. Soil water, water uptake by plants. G Force 1 0 0 1 Cracked' title='G Force 1 0 0 1 Cracked' />Soil acidity, tests for soil p. Hp. H meters, p. H testers, Scientrific. Soil p. H preferred ranges. Soil acidity, p. HExperiments. 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Soil conservation. Good management practices. Plants can prevent soil erosion. Running water changes soils. Raindrops affect soils. Soil erosion. 6. 1. Soil erosion, Water erosion. Wind erosion. 6. 1. Splash sticks. 6. Soil fertility, soil. Soil testing, Scientrific commercial. Water quality, Scientrific. Fertility of different soils. Experiments. 6. 9 Fertility of subsoil and topsoil. Soil fertility decline. Soil nitrogen bacteria. Rhizobium. 1. 1. 0. Nitrogen deficiency. Nitrogen cycle, Primary4. Nitrifying bacteria, nitrification. Nitrogen fixing bacteria. Nitrogen fixing bacteria, Experiment4. Rhizobium, nitrogen fixing. Denitrifying bacteria, denitrifiers. Soil profiles, horizons. Soil profiles. 6. Soil changes with depth. Soil water, water. Soil testing, Soil Moisture Sensor. Scientrific, commercial website6. Angles between mud cracks. Acid soils and alkaline soils 6. Soil contains water. Soil permeability. Soil water holding capacity. Soil water. 6. 3. Soil water moves down through soil. Soil water moves up in three ways. Water from leaves. Acid soils and alkaline. See diagram 6. 6. Nitrogen cycle. Soil p. H is a measure of the acidity of the soil, on a scale from 1 to. H scale. A neutral substance such as pure water has a value of 7. Strong alkaline solutions have a p. H near 1. 4. Strong acids, e. H value close. to 1. Most soils have a p. H range of 4. 0 to 9. Most plants prefer a p. H of between 5. 5 and 7. H of 6. 2 to 6. 5. It is desirable to keep the soils p. H in this range. Incorrect soil p. H affects the availability of many plant nutrients and. For example, phosphorus is an important nutrient for plant growth. However, if the p. H drops below 5, the availability of phosphorus sharply. H,stopping them from dissolving in water, so plants cannot absorb the phosphorus. At low p. H values many soil bacteria will not survive so changing the turnover. The soil p. H requirements of plants vary. Some plants grow well under acidic conditions, while others grow best. Soil acidity increases through the removal of some basic nutrients from. To correct low soil p. H, use application of lime calcium compounds or. Use 1 5 tonnes ha of lime to increase the p. H of the topsoil to p. H 6. 5. but it can take several years to take effect. You can improve the fertility of your garden soils by treating them so. Clay soils need a much greater amount of lime to shift the p. H than sandy. soils. The p. H scale measures whether substances are acid or alkaline. H 1 very strong acid that can burn you, e. H 6 weakly acid, e. H 7 neutral, neither acid nor alkaline, e. H 8 weakly alkaline, e. H 1. 4 very strong alkali that can also burn you. Acids have a sharp raw taste, e. Alkalis have a slippery feel, e. Plants can absorb plant nutrients best when p. H is 6 to 7. In soils formed. H will be too high. In swampy land the p. H will be too low. Experiment. To lower the p. H add rotten compost. To raise the p. H add lime. In this lesson show how to use a Soil p. H Test Kit. You will need Coral soil or coral sand, well drained dark soil, swamp. Plants cannot absorb plant nutrients from the soil if the soil is too. Soils that are not well drained are too acid. Soils made from coral rocks are too alkaline. You can test the soils using a colour test. If the colour of soil in the test turns yellow orange, the soil is too. If colour if soil in the test turns blue purple, the soil is too alkaline. If colour if soil in the test turns dark green, the soil is not too acid. Collect just enough soil from just under the surface of the soil to cover. Shake two drops of the indicator on the soil and mix to a paste with the. Sprinkle some special white power on the paste. Wait a few minutes then match the colour of the powder with the colour. Do this for swampy soil, coral soil, dark well drained soil. Acids have a sharp sour taste and can dissolve substances, e. Alkalis have a slippery feel and can dissolve substances, e. Plants cannot absorb plant nutrients from the soil if the soil is too. Soils in swampy ground are too acid for most plants. Soils made from coral sand are too alkaline for most plants. Make soil less acid by adding burnt shells hammered to a powder, and by. Make soil less alkaline by adding rotten plants from a compost heap. Good soil is dark in colour from the rotten plants and is well drained. To make sure that the soil is not too acid and not too alkaline the agriculture. Acid soils and alkaline soils, revision questions. Why should soils not be too acid or too alkaline So the plants can absorb. What sort of soil is too acid for most plants Soils in swampy ground. What sort of soil is too alkaline for most plants Soils formed from. How do you make soils less acid Add powdered burnt shells and drain. How do you make soils less alkaline Add rotten plants from a compost. Who can do a test to tell us whether soil is too acid or too alkaline An agriculture field officerWhat arc two things you notice about a good soil It is dark in colour. It is well drained, not swampy. Types of soils. Plants need soil to support them and hold them firmly, provide water. Experiment. Obtain samples of soil from as many places as possible and put them in. Try to get samples of soil from swamps, hill sides, woods, meadows, dunes. In this way you will gather sandy, loamy, and clay soils with a range. Study the samples and examine particles from each sample with a magnifying. Note the colour, particle sizes, grass cover, other plants, aggregation. Soil colour. Colour is the most obvious feature of a soil. It is usually determined by the kinds and amounts of iron compounds present. Iron compounds give soils a range of colours. These are a useful indication of the aeration and drainage characteristics. Colours range from red in well aerated and well drained soils through. Soils that are light coloured have often had the coloured iron oxides. Dark soils may derive their colour from organic matter, which darkens. Many of the black clay soils expand when wet, and shrink and crack when.