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what is crystal twinningcrystal twinning happens when two separate crystals share some of the similar crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner
abrasive action of water ice and windwater is an important mechanical weathering agent both in liquid as well as in the frozen state rain water
what are the grain boundariesgrain boundaries disrupt the motion of dislocations by a material so reducing crystallite size is a common way to
state in detail about rocksa mass of mineral matter is called rock it may be composed of one or more minerals some rocks are hard and compact
determine about the secondary minerals secondary minerals are formed under conditions of temperature and pressure found at the earths surface by
illustrate about the primary mineralsthe minerals originally formed when once -heated magma molten rock cooled and formed solid igneous rocks
minerals and rocks a mineral is an inorganic body formed by the process of nature usually having a definite composition if formed
state the phases of soil genesissoil genesis embodies two distinct phases one is weathering that involves disintegration and decomposition of rocks
explain the importance of parent materialpart of these weathered minerals are transported away by volcanoes wind water ice and waves etc
what are the stages of soilthe development of soil takes place in two stages in the first stage there is formation of parent material which is
what are the soil-forming factorsthere are many degrees or variations of soil-forming factors and the potential for creating different kinds of soil
soil genesissoil a product of evolution is constantly changing as the landscape changes it is a product of the interaction of five factors parent
explain in detail about soil micromorphologya good examination with optical aid reveals more detailed features which are helpful in understanding
what is the meaning of accumulationthe word accumulation is used in many of the definitions in the sense that th e horizon must have more of the
illustrate the horizons in detailo is the organic horizon formed from t he organic litter derived from plants and animals and fresh or
state the designations for horizons of the several horizons the master horizons are the results of the fundamental soil forming processes viz
determine the types of symbols used in soil horizons three kinds of symbols are used in various combinations to designate horizons these are
what is soil horizons in a profile different horizons or layers are identified by certain designations assigned after comparison of the
differentiate soil horizons and mong the soil groupsto make precise differentiation among soil horizons and among the soil groups the field data on
how does true motility differ from brownian movement what morphological structre is responsible for bacteria motility
how can i design an experiment to compare the heat output by two different types of germinating
what is chroma in soilchroma is the relative purity or strength of the spectral colour and its numerical value extend from 0 for neutral colours to 8
define the meaning of value - soilvalue refers to relative lightness or darkness of a colour and is a measure of the amount of light that reaches the
state the term- huehue is the dominant spectral colour rainbow and is related to the wavelength of light in munsell system there are five
characteristics of soil profile the profile characteristics studied in the field consist of locating the soil hor izons based on its colour