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PrescitedEntity · 05-11-2008, 10:23 AM

I thought the hypolimnion was what you called the stratification of temperature - the lowest and coldest layer of lake water?

I'd have answered benthic layer - the bottom layer receiving little light and due to decomposition, has low DO content...

Passive solar, such having south-facing windows catching the sun during daylight hours, can save coal burning by reducing dependency on it for heating.

EDIT: Also, FYI, the O horizon actually contains a greater percentage of humus; it's simply that there is not always an O horizon...

I think? Thanks for making the "soils expert" of the Envirothon team at our school all mixed up again! (You'd think I'd be better at this after three years...)

If I'm wrong, I swear, I'm quitting the team. >.>

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05-11-2008, 10:23 AM	#74
PrescitedEntity Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 497	I thought the hypolimnion was what you called the stratification of temperature - the lowest and coldest layer of lake water? I'd have answered benthic layer - the bottom layer receiving little light and due to decomposition, has low DO content... Passive solar, such having south-facing windows catching the sun during daylight hours, can save coal burning by reducing dependency on it for heating. EDIT: Also, FYI, the O horizon actually contains a greater percentage of humus; it's simply that there is not always an O horizon... I think? Thanks for making the "soils expert" of the Envirothon team at our school all mixed up again! (You'd think I'd be better at this after three years...) If I'm wrong, I swear, I'm quitting the team. >.> Q: What are the four types of aquatic environments? Last edited by PrescitedEntity; 05-11-2008 at 10:29 AM.