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CSES 2040 Exam 1 Questions with 100%
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The three natural biochemical reactions include: - ✔✔photosynthesis,
respiration, cation/anion exchange capacity
A soil is: - ✔✔the skin of the earth
A soil horizon has ______ master horizons - ✔✔6
Soil is an invaluable resource because: - ✔✔it provides plants with
essential nutrients, it is a foundation for roads and buildings, it filters
polluted water
As discussed in this class, plant essential nutrients include _________
Macro _______ microelements, respectively. - ✔✔9 and 8
Which of the following is true about soil?
A. Soil is a rock
B. rock is a soil
C. soil an inert and biologically active
D. none of the above are true - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE ARE TRUE
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Physical and chemical weathering take place: - ✔✔simultaneously
Which of the following is not a weathering agent?
A. water
B. air
C. redox
D. none of the above are true - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE ARE TRUE
The five soil forming factors include: - ✔✔time, topography, parent
material, climate and biota
The four soil forming processes do not include:
A. transformation
B. translocation
C. losses/gains
D. none of the above - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
There are _____ soil orders according to US soil taxonomy - ✔✔12
A given soil has a nomenclature of Miami silt loam, fine loamy, mixed,
mesic, Typic Argiaquoll. What is the order name of this soil? -
✔✔Mollisol
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A given soil has a nomenclature of Miami silt loam, fine loamy, mixed,
mesic, Typic Argiaquoll. What is the subgroup name of this soil? -
✔✔Typic Argiaquoll
In which soil suborder would you most likely find a soil with swelling and
cracking clay? - ✔✔Uderts
A prime land that is most suitable for agriculture with little or no limitation
has a land capability classification of: - ✔✔I
The subsurface horizon color (hue) of a well drained mineral soil in
Southeast US will probably be: - ✔✔red, yellow, and/or combination or
red and yellow
The relative proportion of sand (2.00-0.05 mm), silt (0.05-0.002 mm) and
clay (<0.002 mm) particles in a soil is known as: - ✔✔texture
The arrangement of soil particles into aggregates is called:
texture
particle size
particle density
none of the above - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
CSES 2040 Exam 1 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
The three natural biochemical reactions include: - ✔✔photosynthesis,
respiration, cation/anion exchange capacity
A soil is: - ✔✔the skin of the earth
A soil horizon has ______ master horizons - ✔✔6
Soil is an invaluable resource because: - ✔✔it provides plants with
essential nutrients, it is a foundation for roads and buildings, it filters
polluted water
As discussed in this class, plant essential nutrients include _________
Macro _______ microelements, respectively. - ✔✔9 and 8
Which of the following is true about soil?
A. Soil is a rock
B. rock is a soil
C. soil an inert and biologically active
D. none of the above are true - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE ARE TRUE
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Physical and chemical weathering take place: - ✔✔simultaneously
Which of the following is not a weathering agent?
A. water
B. air
C. redox
D. none of the above are true - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE ARE TRUE
The five soil forming factors include: - ✔✔time, topography, parent
material, climate and biota
The four soil forming processes do not include:
A. transformation
B. translocation
C. losses/gains
D. none of the above - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
There are _____ soil orders according to US soil taxonomy - ✔✔12
A given soil has a nomenclature of Miami silt loam, fine loamy, mixed,
mesic, Typic Argiaquoll. What is the order name of this soil? -
✔✔Mollisol
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A given soil has a nomenclature of Miami silt loam, fine loamy, mixed,
mesic, Typic Argiaquoll. What is the subgroup name of this soil? -
✔✔Typic Argiaquoll
In which soil suborder would you most likely find a soil with swelling and
cracking clay? - ✔✔Uderts
A prime land that is most suitable for agriculture with little or no limitation
has a land capability classification of: - ✔✔I
The subsurface horizon color (hue) of a well drained mineral soil in
Southeast US will probably be: - ✔✔red, yellow, and/or combination or
red and yellow
The relative proportion of sand (2.00-0.05 mm), silt (0.05-0.002 mm) and
clay (<0.002 mm) particles in a soil is known as: - ✔✔texture
The arrangement of soil particles into aggregates is called:
texture
particle size
particle density
none of the above - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
