CSES 2040 Final ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Your oven is the surface of the earth and you can use neither a microwave nor ordinary oven.
Under natural condition, it will take approximately a minimum of ____________ years to make
an inch of a mineral soil.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 500
d. 5-10 million - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 500
Your oven is the surface of the earth and you can use neither a microwave nor ordinary oven.
Under natural condition, it will take approximately a minimum of ____________ years to make
an inch of a mineral soil.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 500
d. 5-10 million - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 500
Plants are on liquid diet because they get most of the essential nutrient from soil solution. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - true
Plants are on liquid diet because they get most of the essential nutrient from soil solution. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - true
Soil's main ecological role does not include:
A. medium for plant growth
B. source of cosmic radiation
C. modifier of the atmosphere
D. habitat for microbes - CORRECT ANSWER - b. source of cosmic radiation
,Soil's main ecological role does not include:
A. medium for plant growth
B. source of cosmic radiation
C. modifier of the atmosphere
D. habitat for microbes - CORRECT ANSWER - b. source of cosmic radiation
The layers of contrasting material found when one digs a hole in the ground are called _______.
A. pseudoliths
B. regoliths
C. pedons
D. horizons - CORRECT ANSWER - d. horizons
The layers of contrasting material found when one digs a hole in the ground are called _______.
A. pseudoliths
B. regoliths
C. pedons
D. horizons - CORRECT ANSWER - d. horizons
A soil profile consists of _________.
A. the sum of chemical and physical data about a soil
B. the way a soil "feels"
C. the spatial boundaries of a particular soil
D. the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil. - CORRECT ANSWER - d.
the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil
A soil profile consists of _________.
A. the sum of chemical and physical data about a soil
, B. the way a soil "feels"
C. the spatial boundaries of a particular soil
D. the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil. - CORRECT ANSWER - d.
the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil
Under optimum condition for plant growth, approximately _______and __________,
respectively, of soil is filled with water and air.
A. 10% and 90%
B. 90% and 10%
C. 25% and 25% air
D. 50% and 50% - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 25% and 25% air
Under optimum condition for plant growth, approximately _______and __________,
respectively, of soil is filled with water and air.
A. 10% and 90%
B. 90% and 10%
C. 25% and 25% air
D. 50% and 50% - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 25% and 25% air
Which of the following is not considered to be one of the five major factors influencing soil
formation?
A. native parent materials
B. biota
C. climate
D. valence state - CORRECT ANSWER - d. valence state
Which of the following is not considered to be one of the five major factors influencing soil
formation?
A. native parent materials
B. biota
and CORRECT Answers
Your oven is the surface of the earth and you can use neither a microwave nor ordinary oven.
Under natural condition, it will take approximately a minimum of ____________ years to make
an inch of a mineral soil.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 500
d. 5-10 million - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 500
Your oven is the surface of the earth and you can use neither a microwave nor ordinary oven.
Under natural condition, it will take approximately a minimum of ____________ years to make
an inch of a mineral soil.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 500
d. 5-10 million - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 500
Plants are on liquid diet because they get most of the essential nutrient from soil solution. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - true
Plants are on liquid diet because they get most of the essential nutrient from soil solution. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - true
Soil's main ecological role does not include:
A. medium for plant growth
B. source of cosmic radiation
C. modifier of the atmosphere
D. habitat for microbes - CORRECT ANSWER - b. source of cosmic radiation
,Soil's main ecological role does not include:
A. medium for plant growth
B. source of cosmic radiation
C. modifier of the atmosphere
D. habitat for microbes - CORRECT ANSWER - b. source of cosmic radiation
The layers of contrasting material found when one digs a hole in the ground are called _______.
A. pseudoliths
B. regoliths
C. pedons
D. horizons - CORRECT ANSWER - d. horizons
The layers of contrasting material found when one digs a hole in the ground are called _______.
A. pseudoliths
B. regoliths
C. pedons
D. horizons - CORRECT ANSWER - d. horizons
A soil profile consists of _________.
A. the sum of chemical and physical data about a soil
B. the way a soil "feels"
C. the spatial boundaries of a particular soil
D. the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil. - CORRECT ANSWER - d.
the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil
A soil profile consists of _________.
A. the sum of chemical and physical data about a soil
, B. the way a soil "feels"
C. the spatial boundaries of a particular soil
D. the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil. - CORRECT ANSWER - d.
the set of layers seen in a vertical cross section of a soil
Under optimum condition for plant growth, approximately _______and __________,
respectively, of soil is filled with water and air.
A. 10% and 90%
B. 90% and 10%
C. 25% and 25% air
D. 50% and 50% - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 25% and 25% air
Under optimum condition for plant growth, approximately _______and __________,
respectively, of soil is filled with water and air.
A. 10% and 90%
B. 90% and 10%
C. 25% and 25% air
D. 50% and 50% - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 25% and 25% air
Which of the following is not considered to be one of the five major factors influencing soil
formation?
A. native parent materials
B. biota
C. climate
D. valence state - CORRECT ANSWER - d. valence state
Which of the following is not considered to be one of the five major factors influencing soil
formation?
A. native parent materials
B. biota
