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Images from the 2010 National Collegiate Soils Contest

Lubbock, Texas

The 2010 WVU Soils Team: (l to r) Katie, Chris, Sam, TJ, Sarah, Ben, Katey, and Josh
TJ examines soil structure for one of his samples at a practice site Sarah and Sam study a soil profile during practice
Katie measures horizon depths at a practice site Josh uses an Abney level to measure slope gradient during practice
Sarah determines the texture of a sample during practice Chris looks for horizon breaks in the subsoil at one of the practice sites
Sam verifies information record on her scorecard a practice site Ben collects a soil sample from the third horizon of a practice pit
TJ determines the Munsell color of a sample during practice Katie and Katey discuss their perceptions of soil color
Sarah completes her profile description at a practice site Josh evaluates the effervescence of a sample during practice
Katey evaluates soil color at one of the pratice sites Ben works to complete his scorecard during practice
Chris considers soil structure during the individual contest Josh estimates sand content of a sample during the individual contest
Katey, Sarah, Chris, and Josh participated in the individual contest
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