Water that drains downward in a soil consists of water moving in response to
differences in:
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primarily gravitational potentials
Which of the following is LEAST critical for the growth of microorganisms?
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day length
,Dust is blown from a barren desert and falls onto an area in Texas. The first soil that
forms is most likely an _______.
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Entisol
Soils formed on well-drained sites under forest vegetation in the warm, humid
temperature zones (Southeastern U.S.) are often classified as ___. These soils are highly
weathered.
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Ultisols
Which term best describes the transformation of C and nutrients from organic forms
to plant available inorganic forms?
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Mineralization
A horizon of eluviation indicates
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, Zone of maximum leaching of clay and Fe/Al oxides
If you had to guess, which environment would likely have the greatest soil organic
matter?
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Northeast US
Deep organic soils formed in marshy or swampy areas in cool, humid climatic zones
frequently classify as ___.
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Histosols
The mineral subsurface horizonin which organic matter accumulation is an important
microprocessis:
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Bhs
Water is moving upward from an aquifer. The surface is clayey and the subsurface is a
mix of coarse sand and gravel. Which is true about movement of water from the
differences in:
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primarily gravitational potentials
Which of the following is LEAST critical for the growth of microorganisms?
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day length
,Dust is blown from a barren desert and falls onto an area in Texas. The first soil that
forms is most likely an _______.
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Entisol
Soils formed on well-drained sites under forest vegetation in the warm, humid
temperature zones (Southeastern U.S.) are often classified as ___. These soils are highly
weathered.
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Ultisols
Which term best describes the transformation of C and nutrients from organic forms
to plant available inorganic forms?
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Mineralization
A horizon of eluviation indicates
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, Zone of maximum leaching of clay and Fe/Al oxides
If you had to guess, which environment would likely have the greatest soil organic
matter?
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Northeast US
Deep organic soils formed in marshy or swampy areas in cool, humid climatic zones
frequently classify as ___.
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Histosols
The mineral subsurface horizonin which organic matter accumulation is an important
microprocessis:
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Bhs
Water is moving upward from an aquifer. The surface is clayey and the subsurface is a
mix of coarse sand and gravel. Which is true about movement of water from the
