CSES 2040 final exam questions with 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
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
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
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
Igneous, ||sedimentary, ||and ||metamorphic ||are ||three ||_________. ||
A. ||types ||of ||rocks ||
B. ||basic ||classes ||of ||soils ||
C. ||name ||of ||master ||horizon ||
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
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
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
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
Igneous, ||sedimentary, ||and ||metamorphic ||are ||three ||_________. ||
A. ||types ||of ||rocks ||
B. ||basic ||classes ||of ||soils ||
C. ||name ||of ||master ||horizon ||
