Agronomy Exam-Questions and Correct Answers (Expert verified) / Latest
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igneous - ✔✔Rock resulting from lava flow from a volcano is termed
prairie - ✔✔the mineral soil highest in organic matter tend to from in the
O - ✔✔which horizon has the highest organic matter content?
outwash - ✔✔parent materials carried away from the edge of a melting glacier by running
water are called
eolian - ✔✔loses is an example of an ________ parent material.
A - ✔✔A heavily eroded soil would be missing some or all of the ____ horizon
not have much in the way of noticeable horizons - ✔✔a very young soil would
frost wedging - ✔✔an example of physical weathering is
pedon - ✔✔a small body of soil selected for careful study is the
A - ✔✔the first horizon to typically form from the parent material is the ____ horizon
series - ✔✔the level of the soil classification system that corresponds to the polypedon is
the soil
gelisol - ✔✔the most recently named soil order, applied to tundra soils is the
phases of soil series - ✔✔mapping units for detailed county survey maps are
, mollisol - ✔✔soils of this order are rich in organic matter and usually formed under
grasslands
I,II, III - ✔✔Which soil capability class are suited to row crops with varying levels of
management
IIIe - ✔✔Which of the following soil capability class is probably most liable to erosion?
proper land use - ✔✔at the very heart of the soil classification system and survey is
series name, slope, erosion, and drainage - ✔✔legends for mapping units include codes that
provide detail on
cultivated crops - ✔✔what would be the most profitable use of class II land
one with granuler structure - ✔✔if soil texture were the same, which soil would be most
permeable?
friable - ✔✔a moist soil in which clods can be broken easily under pressure is said to be
gray or mottled - ✔✔the subsoil of a poorly drained soil is colored
plinthite - ✔✔a soil common to tropics that hardens when it dries is
soil texture - ✔✔which physical property is least likely to be altered by growers?
soil under virgin prairie - ✔✔which soil would likely have the best structure?
fine - ✔✔soil structure is most important for soil health in a _____ texture soil.
Update 2024/2025/100% Pass
igneous - ✔✔Rock resulting from lava flow from a volcano is termed
prairie - ✔✔the mineral soil highest in organic matter tend to from in the
O - ✔✔which horizon has the highest organic matter content?
outwash - ✔✔parent materials carried away from the edge of a melting glacier by running
water are called
eolian - ✔✔loses is an example of an ________ parent material.
A - ✔✔A heavily eroded soil would be missing some or all of the ____ horizon
not have much in the way of noticeable horizons - ✔✔a very young soil would
frost wedging - ✔✔an example of physical weathering is
pedon - ✔✔a small body of soil selected for careful study is the
A - ✔✔the first horizon to typically form from the parent material is the ____ horizon
series - ✔✔the level of the soil classification system that corresponds to the polypedon is
the soil
gelisol - ✔✔the most recently named soil order, applied to tundra soils is the
phases of soil series - ✔✔mapping units for detailed county survey maps are
, mollisol - ✔✔soils of this order are rich in organic matter and usually formed under
grasslands
I,II, III - ✔✔Which soil capability class are suited to row crops with varying levels of
management
IIIe - ✔✔Which of the following soil capability class is probably most liable to erosion?
proper land use - ✔✔at the very heart of the soil classification system and survey is
series name, slope, erosion, and drainage - ✔✔legends for mapping units include codes that
provide detail on
cultivated crops - ✔✔what would be the most profitable use of class II land
one with granuler structure - ✔✔if soil texture were the same, which soil would be most
permeable?
friable - ✔✔a moist soil in which clods can be broken easily under pressure is said to be
gray or mottled - ✔✔the subsoil of a poorly drained soil is colored
plinthite - ✔✔a soil common to tropics that hardens when it dries is
soil texture - ✔✔which physical property is least likely to be altered by growers?
soil under virgin prairie - ✔✔which soil would likely have the best structure?
fine - ✔✔soil structure is most important for soil health in a _____ texture soil.
