Student Research Reports
Open social media sharing options menu
Comparing Soil Moisture
Organization(s):Heerenlanden College
Country:Netherlands
Student(s):Luc, Milan, Michael
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Educator(s):Bert van den Berg
Contributors:
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Soil Moisture - SMAP Block Pattern
Presentation Poster:
View Document
Language(s):
Date Submitted:04/10/2019
In this report, the difference in soil moisture of soil in a forest and soil outside of a forest will be discussed. There is a prediction that there is not a lot of soil moisture in a forested area, because of the trees that absorb and block the water, and more in an unwooded area. This research was done by getting a soil sample from a forested and unwooded area and drying it. By weighing the difference before and after drying, the soil moisture could be determined. After performing the research, it was calculated that the soil in a forested area consists for 9,1% of water and in an unwooded area for 12,3%. This means that the hypothesis is correct and that the soil moisture indeed differs between unwooded and forested areas, with unwooded areas being more moist.