SSC 200 Exam 1 || All Solved.
A / An _____ horizon is generally the first to form in immature soil parent materials correct
answers A
Colluvium is an example of a parent material moved by _____. correct answers Gravity
Erosion is an example of which of the four soil forming processes? _____. correct answers
Losses
A subordinate designation of _____ indicates a soil horizon with evidence of disturbance by
agricultural activities. correct answers P
The B horizon is the zone where you would expect maximum elluviation. correct answers False
Which of the following is not one of the soil orders?
a. Crysol
b. Aridisol
c. Entisol
d. Ultisol
e. Alfisol correct answers Crysol
_____ is not considered one of the four general processes of soil genesis.
a. Transformations
b. Translocation
c. Additions
d. Loessification
e. Losses correct answers Loessification
, Of the horizons listed below, organic matter accumulation is most pronounced in the _____.
a. E
b. C
c. A
d. B correct answers A
The greatest chemical weathering occurs on soils located in what climate? correct answers hot
and moist
The C horizons are generally more completely weathered than the other horizons. correct
answers false
Why is water important in the processes of soil formation? correct answers a. It is essential for
the dissolution of primary minerals
b. It is responsible for the eluviation of material the leads to profile differentiation
c. It is necessary to support the biotic activity that leads to soil development.
The rate of chemical weathering is affected very little by the downward movement of water,
oxygen, and organic and inorganic acids flowing through the soil profile. correct answers false
Which of these properties should be used when describing members of the soil order Spodosol?
correct answers Strongly expressed E horizon
Rank the following moisture regimes below from driest to wettest:
udic, aquic, aridic correct answers xeric, udic, aquic
Deposition of colluvial parent material is an example of which of the four soil forming
processes? _____. correct answers Additions
A / An _____ horizon is generally the first to form in immature soil parent materials correct
answers A
Colluvium is an example of a parent material moved by _____. correct answers Gravity
Erosion is an example of which of the four soil forming processes? _____. correct answers
Losses
A subordinate designation of _____ indicates a soil horizon with evidence of disturbance by
agricultural activities. correct answers P
The B horizon is the zone where you would expect maximum elluviation. correct answers False
Which of the following is not one of the soil orders?
a. Crysol
b. Aridisol
c. Entisol
d. Ultisol
e. Alfisol correct answers Crysol
_____ is not considered one of the four general processes of soil genesis.
a. Transformations
b. Translocation
c. Additions
d. Loessification
e. Losses correct answers Loessification
, Of the horizons listed below, organic matter accumulation is most pronounced in the _____.
a. E
b. C
c. A
d. B correct answers A
The greatest chemical weathering occurs on soils located in what climate? correct answers hot
and moist
The C horizons are generally more completely weathered than the other horizons. correct
answers false
Why is water important in the processes of soil formation? correct answers a. It is essential for
the dissolution of primary minerals
b. It is responsible for the eluviation of material the leads to profile differentiation
c. It is necessary to support the biotic activity that leads to soil development.
The rate of chemical weathering is affected very little by the downward movement of water,
oxygen, and organic and inorganic acids flowing through the soil profile. correct answers false
Which of these properties should be used when describing members of the soil order Spodosol?
correct answers Strongly expressed E horizon
Rank the following moisture regimes below from driest to wettest:
udic, aquic, aridic correct answers xeric, udic, aquic
Deposition of colluvial parent material is an example of which of the four soil forming
processes? _____. correct answers Additions
