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Soil is composed up of air, water, mineral matter, and organic matter
True
False
Which particle of soil is the smallest?
sand
silt
clay
Humus
Which soil has the greatest permeability or quickest flow?
sand
silt
clay
humus
Which soil has the least permeability or slowest flow?
sand
silt
clay
humus
How much of soil is made up of water and air?
25 percent
50 percent
100 percent
5 percent
A mixture of sand, silt, and clay is known as __________ and is best for farming or agriculture
sand
silt
clay
loam
What type of soil material is being used for pottery or ceramics?
sand
silt
clay
humus
The three main layers of soil
topsoil, midsoil, and bottomsoil
drysoil, wetsoil, and thicksoil
topsoil, subsoil, and parent material
richsoil, parent material, and subsoil
What does it mean by the rate of flow of water or ability to transmit water?
formation
permeability
texture
composition
What makes up humus?
breakdown of organic remains
removal of the topsoil
weathering of the subsoil
weathering of the parent material
What the soil size for sand?
largest particle
medium particle
smallest particle
What is the soil size for silt?
largest particle
medium particle
smallest particle
What is the soil size for clay?
largest
medium
smallest
Why is soil important?
Provides nutrients for plant growth
food security
filters waste
all of the above
What forms from parent rock?
soil
bacteria
worms
insects
Are some plants adapted to grow in certain soils?
True
False
What is the percent of organic matter in soil?
25 percent
45 percent
50 percent
5 percent
What is the percent of mineral matter in soil?
5 percent
25 percent
45 percent
50 percent
What soil horizon contains leaf litter and organic matter
O Horizon
A Horizon
B Horizon
C Horizon
Which horizon contains unweathered parent material
A Horizon
B Horizon
C Horizon
R horizon
Which Horizon contains topsoil. Seeds germinate in this "Plough Zone"
O Horizon
A Horizon
B Horizon
C Horizon
Which Horizon contains subsoil. It contains mineral and clay deposits. This zone leaches off of the zone above it.
A Horizon
B Horizon
C Horizon
R Horizon
Which Horizon contains little organic material or life. It consists of slightly broken up bedrock
O Horizon
B Horizon
C Horizon
R Horizon
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