Question 1

Irrigation runoff can sometimes kill wildlife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following soils would have limited horizon development and would be destructive of buildings and roads?

Accepted Answer

A) Brunisolic 
B) Vertisolic 
C) Chernozemic 
D) Solonetzic 
E) Luvisolic 
A) Brunisolic 
B) Vertisolic 
C) Chernozemic 
D) Solonetzic 
E) Luvisolic

Question 3

Soil colloids (clay particles)have ________ charges on their surfaces which attract ________ from the soil solution.

Accepted Answer

A) positive cations 
B) positive anions 
C) negative cations 
D) negative anions 
A) positive cations 
B) positive anions 
C) negative cations 
D) negative anions

Question 4

Pedology is concerned with the practical use of a soils as a medium for plant growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The movement of material out of a layer is called ________,whereas the deposition of material in a layer is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) humification lithification 
B) eluviation illuviation 
C) illuviation eluviation 
D) weathering transportation 
E) erosion weathering 
A) humification lithification 
B) eluviation illuviation 
C) illuviation eluviation 
D) weathering transportation 
E) erosion weathering

Question 6

Which type of soil is the least developed?

Accepted Answer

A) Gleysolic. 
B) Regosolic. 
C) Brunosolic. 
D) Organic. 
E) Crysolic. 
A) Gleysolic. 
B) Regosolic. 
C) Brunosolic. 
D) Organic. 
E) Crysolic.

Question 7

The general name for any distinct layer in a pedon is

Accepted Answer

A) plate. 
B) eluviation zone. 
C) illuviation zone. 
D) horizon. 
E) bed. 
A) plate. 
B) eluviation zone. 
C) illuviation zone. 
D) horizon. 
E) bed.

Question 8

Recent,undeveloped soils are known as

Accepted Answer

A) Vertisolic. 
B) Solonetzic. 
C) Regosolic. 
D) Gleysolic. 
E) Crysolic 
A) Vertisolic. 
B) Solonetzic. 
C) Regosolic. 
D) Gleysolic. 
E) Crysolic

Question 9

In a transect across the Chernozems of the southern Prairies,from west to east ,which of the following gives the correct sequence?

Accepted Answer

A) Black,Dark Brown,Brown 
B) Dark Brown,Black,Brown 
C) Black,Brown,Dark Brown 
D) Brown,Dark Brown,Black 
E) Dark Brown,Brown,Black 
A) Black,Dark Brown,Brown 
B) Dark Brown,Black,Brown 
C) Black,Brown,Dark Brown 
D) Brown,Dark Brown,Black 
E) Dark Brown,Brown,Black

Question 10

List at least six disciplines that are involved with soil science.

Accepted Answer

1. Agronomy
2. Geolo

Question 11

The surface of the Moon is covered with loose rock debris and fine particles.Given this,and what you know about the Moon,the surface material

Accepted Answer

A) could be considered a soil because regolith is present. 
B) could be considered a soil because physical weathering processes occur. 
C) could not be considered a soil because no organic matter is present and no organic processes occur. 
D) could not be considered a soil because it exists in a vacuum. 
E) could be considered a soil as it is composed of mineral matter. 
A) could be considered a soil because regolith is present. 
B) could be considered a soil because physical weathering processes occur. 
C) could not be considered a soil because no organic matter is present and no organic processes occur. 
D) could not be considered a soil because it exists in a vacuum. 
E) could be considered a soil as it is composed of mineral matter.

Question 12

Soil scientists no longer consider climate a relevant factor in determining soil characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The epipedon is a diagnostic horizon that forms at the surface and may extend through the A horizon,even including part of the illuviated B horizon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Plowing the land could alter the structure of a soil,but not the texture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Because podsolic soils are associated with sandy soils and coniferous trees,they are

Accepted Answer

A) acidic. 
B) alkaline. 
C) neutral in pH. 
A) acidic. 
B) alkaline. 
C) neutral in pH.

Question 16

A clay-rich bottomland is likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A) salinization. 
B) laterization. 
C) water-logging. 
D) gypsum formation. 
E) lithification 
A) salinization. 
B) laterization. 
C) water-logging. 
D) gypsum formation. 
E) lithification

Question 17

Broadleaf trees tend to make the soil more ________,whereas conifers tend to make it more ________.

Accepted Answer

A) acidic alkaline 
B) alkaline acidic 
C) acidic neutral 
D) neutral acidic 
E) alkaline neutral 
A) acidic alkaline 
B) alkaline acidic 
C) acidic neutral 
D) neutral acidic 
E) alkaline neutral

Question 18

Acidic soils

Accepted Answer

A) are generally defined as soils with a pH greater than 6. 
B) cause more rapid weathering and leaching of nutrients. 
C) are generally very fertile. 
D) decreases the chemical weathering of mineral nutrients. 
E) slows the depletion rate of mineral nutrients. 
A) are generally defined as soils with a pH greater than 6. 
B) cause more rapid weathering and leaching of nutrients. 
C) are generally very fertile. 
D) decreases the chemical weathering of mineral nutrients. 
E) slows the depletion rate of mineral nutrients.

Question 19

A particle .07 mm in diameter would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A) cobble. 
B) sand. 
C) silt. 
D) clay. 
E) pebble. 
A) cobble. 
B) sand. 
C) silt. 
D) clay. 
E) pebble.

Question 20

Describe and differentiate between soil texture,soil structure,and soil consistence.

Accepted Answer

Soil texture refers to the composition o

Exam 18: The Geography of Soils

Irrigation runoff can sometimes kill wildlife.

Which of the following soils would have limited horizon development and would be destructive of buildings and roads?

Soil colloids (clay particles)have ________ charges on their surfaces which attract ________ from the soil solution.

Pedology is concerned with the practical use of a soils as a medium for plant growth.

The movement of material out of a layer is called ________,whereas the deposition of material in a layer is called ________.

Which type of soil is the least developed?

The general name for any distinct layer in a pedon is

Recent,undeveloped soils are known as

In a transect across the Chernozems of the southern Prairies,from west to east ,which of the following gives the correct sequence?

List at least six disciplines that are involved with soil science.

The surface of the Moon is covered with loose rock debris and fine particles.Given this,and what you know about the Moon,the surface material

Soil scientists no longer consider climate a relevant factor in determining soil characteristics.

The epipedon is a diagnostic horizon that forms at the surface and may extend through the A horizon,even including part of the illuviated B horizon.

Plowing the land could alter the structure of a soil,but not the texture.

Because podsolic soils are associated with sandy soils and coniferous trees,they are

A clay-rich bottomland is likely to experience

Broadleaf trees tend to make the soil more ________,whereas conifers tend to make it more ________.

Acidic soils

A particle .07 mm in diameter would be classified as

Describe and differentiate between soil texture,soil structure,and soil consistence.

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Soil colloids (clay particles)have charges on their surfaces which attract from the soil solution.

The movement of material out of a layer is called ,whereas the deposition of material in a layer is called .

Broadleaf trees tend to make the soil more ,whereas conifers tend to make it more .