EXPERIMENT 2

SOILS

Peat
(Kuala Dipang)
Peat
(Jeram)
Forest
(Jalan Hospital)
Forest
(Jeram)
Riverbank
(Batu Lapan)
Riverbank
(Batu Berangkai)
Highland
(Cameron
Highlands)
Highland
(Golden Dragon)
Farmland
(Cameron
Highlands)

MASS OF
SOIL
BEFORE
WEIGHING
(grams)
100

MASS OF SOIL
AFTER
WEIGHING
(grams)

DIFFERENCE
(grams)

95.17

4.83

100

91.23

8.77

100

81.51

18.49

100

85.38

14.62

100

79.24

20.76

100

75.84

24.16

100

93.11

6.89

100

91.55

8.45

100

69.14

30.86

AVERAGE
DIFFERENCE
(grams)

PERCENTAGE
OF WATER
PRESENT (%)

6.8

6.8

16.56

16.56

22.46

22.46

7.67

7.67

30.86

30.86