Careers: Soil Scientist

Measuring Slope Of Soil (Tim McCabe/ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wikimedia Commons)

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5 images some work that a scientist who studies the Earth's soil might do such as classifying types of soil and measuring the slope of soil

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Surveying and Cataloguing Soil

Soil Scientist Surveying and Cataloguing Soil (Source: Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wikimedia Commons)

Measuring Slope Of Soil

Source: Tim McCabe/ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Tim McCabe/ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wikimedia Commons

Discussing Soil Nutrients With Farmer

Soil scientist discusses nutrient management with farmer (Source: Bob Nichols/ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wikimedia Commons)

Classifying Types Of Soil

Soil scientist classifying soils (Source: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wikimedia Commons)

Mapping Soil Types

Soil scientist classifying soils (Source: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Wikimedia Commons)