SSC 200 Exam 2 || 100% Correct Answers.

SSC 200 Exam 2 || 100% Correct Answers.


Polysaccharides produced by soil microbes and similar synthetic polymers applied to soils are
largely responsible for the crusts that form when rain follows tillage.
Select one:
True
False correct answers False


The attraction of water to the soil solids, responsible for capillary flow, is called _____.
Select one:
a. osmotic potential
b. hydrophobicity
c. matric potential
d. gravitational potential correct answers c. matric potential


Early snowfall that arrives before the cold winter weather has frozen the soil generally increases
the penetration of water into the soil.
Select one:
True
False correct answers True


A soil with a silt loam textural class might contain _____.
Select one:
a. 40% silt
b. 10% clay
c. 25% silt
d. 60% sand correct answers b. 10% clay

, Select the appropriate structure: Thin, flat layers of soil that lie horizontally. Usually found in
compacted soil. Not ideal for plant growth.
Select one:
a. Columnar
b. Blocky
c. Granular
d. Platy correct answers d. Platy


Evaporation from a south-facing slope in Russia would likely be higher than from a north-facing
slope.
Select one:
True
False correct answers True


Vapor loss from a south-facing slope in Australia would likely be higher than from a north-facing
slope.
Select one:
True
False correct answers False


Select the one that doesn't go with the other three:
Select one:
a. Sand
b. Silt
c. Clay
d. Blocky correct answers d. Blocky