Agriscience EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT MARKING
SCHEME 2025 NEW UPDATE
permeability - CORRECT ANSWER-rate of movement of air and water through
the soil
capillary - CORRECT ANSWER-water that plant roots can absorb or take up
saturation - CORRECT ANSWER-when soil spaces are completely filled with
water
universal solvent - CORRECT ANSWER-what water is know as because it
dissolves most materials
largest soil particle - CORRECT ANSWER-sand
medium sized soil particle - CORRECT ANSWER-silt
smallest soil particle - CORRECT ANSWER-clay
top layer of soil profile - CORRECT ANSWER-topsoil
middle layer of soil profile - CORRECT ANSWER-subsoil
bottom layer of soil profile - CORRECT ANSWER-bedrock/parent material
WITH CORRECT MARKING
SCHEME 2025 NEW UPDATE
permeability - CORRECT ANSWER-rate of movement of air and water through
the soil
capillary - CORRECT ANSWER-water that plant roots can absorb or take up
saturation - CORRECT ANSWER-when soil spaces are completely filled with
water
universal solvent - CORRECT ANSWER-what water is know as because it
dissolves most materials
largest soil particle - CORRECT ANSWER-sand
medium sized soil particle - CORRECT ANSWER-silt
smallest soil particle - CORRECT ANSWER-clay
top layer of soil profile - CORRECT ANSWER-topsoil
middle layer of soil profile - CORRECT ANSWER-subsoil
bottom layer of soil profile - CORRECT ANSWER-bedrock/parent material