What is mountain soil like?
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It's also probably quite acidic, since there are alot of pine trees around.
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The weight of the air pressing down on the Earth, the ocean and on the air below causes air pressure. Earth's gravity, of course, causes the downward force that we know as "weight." Since the pressure depends upon the amount of air above the point where you're measuring the pressure, the pressure decreases as you go higher.\n\nso im guessing he talked about how in mountains, atmospheric pressure is low and high in deserts with regards to elevation. as air goes down/descends, it warms and cools as it goes up. \n\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whighlow/whighlow.htm\n\nyes. froggie is right. the phenomenon is called rainshadow effect. \n\nnow i dont really know what your question is, but just a trivia. notice that on one side of tall mountain, it is high in plant life while the other is mainly desert? this is because the mountain blocks the moving air and forces it to precipitate thus causing rain which in turn supports lots of plants which support the animals.  now since the water molecules in the air was already precipitated/ let go on the one side, there is nothing left for the other side of the mountain thus the formation of deserts. so instead of formation of rain, the air starts to gather water molecules from its surroundings, depriving the plants of necessary moisture thus no plant life can be observed in most deserts. \n\nhope that helps.
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Yes, soil moisture.\n\nBut how about the degree of ionicity of the soil; wouldnt that depend on the kinds of minerals in the soil (which is likely to vary as well)...\n\nCordially,\nJohn\nhttp://www.GodSci.org
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Soil saturation. Locations and soil types are constants.
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This depends a bit on what we call a "mountain range". However;\nThe big ranges (Andes, Himalaya, Alps etc) are all very young, most uplift in the past 30 million years and much in the past 3-5my\nThe mountain belt including the Scandinavian peninsula, the Scottish Highlands, English Lake District and Wales were part of an "Andean" type range about 400my ago.  The Apalachians in the US are actually part of the same chain, "broken off" so to speak.\n\nSome parts of the Scottish Highlands, in the north west, were formed in the core of a much older range, up to 2,500my, but it is debatable whether you can call that a "mountain range".\n\nThe very ancient granites and gneisses (>4,000my) in Canada, Australia, Southern Africa and Greenland were likewise probably part of a mountain building episode, though the Plate Tectonics that formed later mountains probably hadn't kicked in then.  And these days, those areas are mostly rather level and eroded.  The South Africa/Swaziland border where some of these rocks are found is pretty rugged, but whether you could call it a "mountain range" is again debatable.\n\nPart of the problem is that there are ancient rocks within some very young mountain ranges - the rocks are old but the uplift forming the mountains is recent.\n\nIf we call a mountain range a "linear feature of land with steep and rugged terrain significantly higher than the land either side" , and an old range is one that has always been relatively high, not recently pushed up, then we need to find such a feature made of Pre-Cambrian rocks to meet the definition of "oldest mountain range".\n\nOff the top of my head, I'd plump for parts of the Appalachians.  The main range is "only" a few hundred milion years old, but the Pre-Cambrian blocks within were probably standing as elevated mountain blocks when the plate collision forming the range began.  So there has been an elevated upland in that area for perhaps a billion years.
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Sandy Soil\nEasy to cultivate and warm up quickly in spring. It drains well so the plants do not stand with their roots in water for too long. However, as it drains quickly, plants need to be regularly watered and fed if they are to thrive.\n\nSilty Soil \nThis soil type is richer in nutrients than sandy soil. It is also heavier because it can retain moisture and has a tendency to become compacted. It does however tend to drain well and much easier to cultivate than clay.\n\nClay Soil\nWeighty to lift and difficult to work. Drainage is usually bad; the soil is acid and clinging to the feet in wet weather. When preparing the beds for vegetables in clay soil, the organic fertilizer should be added at a rate of two bucketfuls to the sq. yd.\n\nLoamy Soil \nContain sand, silt and clay, in such well-balanced proportions that none produces a dominating influence. These are amongst the most fertile soils. Almost any crop can be grown in them. They warm up quickly in spring and rarely dry out in summer.\n\nChalk Soil\nIt fertility depends largely on the depth of soil overlaying the chalk bed formation. If the topsoil is thin the ground will be poor and hungry. It will be bone dry in summer and the plants will need far more watering and feeding than on any other soil. If however, it is fairly deep, good growing conditions are possible.\n\nPeaty Soil \nIt occurs in fen or boggy areas. Peat is composed of excessive quantities of humus and is associated with water-logging. The soil is usually very acid and contains few nutrients. It does have one advantage in that it warms up quickly in spring. It is excellent for plant growth if fertilizer is added.
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New England soil is basically glacial till composed of sand, gravel and rounded boulders.  It was very difficult to cultivate.  There were large stone fences surrounding farmland that were built when boulders were removed from the land being cleared.  When the glaciers swept over the land they scrapped away any fertile loom and when they retreated they left behind pulverized rock and stones rounded by the flow of melt water.  Cape Cod, MA represents the remains left by a retreating glacier and was once much thicker in the arm and elbow, but has since eroded away leaving extensive fine sand dunes. \n\nFactories were often built in locations that provided abundant water used to power water wheels.  Also abundant wood was used for fuel.
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It depends of what you want to know...some basic information for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_climbing\n\nbut feel free to drop an e-mail if you want something more specific.\n\nM
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that is not enough information, need to know the density of the soil
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Dirt is what gets tracked into the house on your shoes.  Soil is the provider of life on much of the Earth.  Soil is formed from weathered rock- I suppose humans could artificially do this, but not on a cost effective scale to, let's say, have a hundred thousand acre corn field.
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Don't listen to the person who just answered.  They didn't even bother to consult a book.\n\nLook up soil TEXTURE in a soils or plant science book.  The mineral components of soil are composed of three main SIZES (once you sift out the rocks).  Those three you mentioned are the different size classes.  Sand sieves from 2 to 0.05 mm, Silt from 0.05 to 0.0002mm and clay is smaller than 0.002mm.  You can represent the pecentages of these particles in soils in a triangle.  100% sand in one corner, 100% silt in another and, 100% clay in the last.  The mid-point of a side of the triangle would be 50%.  The side represents %sand, % silt, and % clay.\n\nOK, what you want to know:  Soil scientist have used this soil triangle to group textures into functional classes such as sandy clay, silty caly, silt loam, etc.  A "sandy" soil will just have more sand (since this is a non-technical term and not one of the classes).  A loam is a technical term and refers to a class of soil that is relativly close to the center (It is known for being easy for farmers to work).  And a clay soil is heavy in clay - it is also a technical term. \n\nI suggest you look at a soil textural triangle.  It will give you a lot of insight.
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Mountains are primarily ROCK. Most rock is non-porous and therefore holds water from rain or snow melt.
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I really doubt it, I think the weather would be a bit harsh in the mountains, especially in the winter, the soil is probably too thin and poor, and it's overly drained, especially at that elevation.   Most fruit and nut trees require good drainage, but not mountainside drainage, mild winters, and good soil.  But check with a local nursery, they might be able to find something that would work where you're at.
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The simplest answer I can give you is that the air doesn't absorb much heat from the sun (sunlight passes through it), while the ground does (the exception is ozone, which does absorb more radiation, and thus higher up in the atmosphere, there is actually a warm layer).  So the ground is actually what is doing the heating, and the higher you go in the atmosphere, the further you are from the ground, the cooler the temperatures.\nOf course mountains are ground... but air at the same height mixes about quite a lot, so while air near a mountain might be a bit warmer... the air in other places at the same height is well above the ground, so it's cooler overall.\n\nIn addition, air cools as rises, a second reason why its cooler higher up in the troposphere.\n\n\nSpace is really really really cold!  It's for the same reason.  The light from the sun itself isn't hot... it's when its absorbed by something, which heats it up.\n\nHope this makes sense, let me know if there is anymore I can help with here,\nGod bless,\nShane
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Not that I know of, but it seems like the hard ground would be for, well, really hard ground.  Firm ground seems more all-terrain like you said, as it is saying that it operates in harder ground, but not mud and slush.  Soft ground will kill you, so don't get it.  The ground at our soccer fields was complete trash and was pretty hard, and one kid wore metal spikes (which are for soft ground so they can dig in) one day.  From that day alone, he got shin splints and had to sit out for a week and a half or two.\n\nI suggest the firm ground.
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"Sandy Loam Soil"  is almost pure sand! anything else you might like to know would be listed under "soil science" enjoy!!!
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There are many variations in potting soil depending on location, manufacturer and purpose of use.  Basically they are composed of loam, sand, humus, fertilizer, sometimes peat moss (the stuff that makes it fluffy) and small amounts of other additives.