Soil Sampling and Survey Assignment
Each color chip described by three components of color. Define each of these elements.
Hue
Value
Chroma
If you added organic matter to your above soil sample, would the Munsell color notation change? Explain.
Bluish-gray colored soils are called gley, and are the color of reduced iron compounds. What does this tell you about the history of a soil with this color?
What is the name of the system you used to determine soil color is called?
Define mottling.
What does mottling in the subsoil suggest?
