Chapter 13 Review

The uniqueness of soil composition has helped locate burial sites and link suspects to crime scenes.

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An Austrian, Dr. Hans Gross, is believed to be one of the first forensic scientists to apply science to crime investigation.  But Dr. Gross did not believe in the value of physical evidence, including soils found in the crime scene.

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A German investigator, Georg Popp, is credited with being the first forensic scientist to use soil evidence to solve a crime.

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Soil contains minerals, decaying organisms, water, and air, all in varying amounts.

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Loam and peat are two subcategories of soil.

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Soil with more than fifty percent decaying organic material is called peaty soil.

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Soils form in horizons, or layers, that are more or less parallel to the earth’s surface.

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The E horizon of soil is also called topsoil.

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Sand is formed by the action of:

• water on rocks

• wind on rocks

• wind & water on rocks, called weathering

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The size of sand grains can be anywhere from:

• .05 mm to 15

• .05 mm to 20 mm

• .05 mm to 10 mm

• none of these