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Quizzes and Tests Review Test Submission: Chapter 12
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Review Test Submission: Chapter 12
User Karla Osolin
Course ESCI1310_D - Spring14 - CRN 18788 (Norton-Krane - Physical Geography)
Test Chapter 12
Started 4/15/14 11:04 AM
Submitted 4/15/14 11:12 AM
Due Date 4/20/14 11:59 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 13 out of 15 points
Time Elapsed 8 minutes out of 25 minutes.
Instructions
Question 1
Humus is associated with ________.
Selected Answer:

a high cation exchange capacity
Correct Answer:

all of the above
Question 2
Most soil development takes place ________.
Selected Answer:

on scales of time longer than human life spans
Correct Answer:

on scales of time longer than human life spans
Question 3
After gravitational water has drained away, ________ is the water that remains in the soil
and is available for use by plants.
Selected Answer:

capillary water
Correct Answer:

capillary water
Question 4
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Like ________, humus is a catalyst for chemical reactions and a reservoir for plant nutrients
and soil water.
Selected Answer:

clay
Correct Answer:

clay
Question 5
Soils are considered part of the
Selected Answer:

lithosphere.
Correct Answer:

lithosphere.
Question 6
Much soil material is actually wasted bits of rocks and composed of ________.
Selected Answer:

silica
Correct Answer:

silica
Question 7
Which is a main soil-forming factor?
Selected Answer:

all of the above
Correct Answer:

all of the above
Question 8
The flat platelets which are clay particles are ________.
Selected Answer:

called cations
Correct Answer:

negatively charged
Question 9
The existence of a B horizon is an indication of a(n) ________ soil.
Selected Answer:

mature
Correct Answer:

mature
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Question 10
Among layers of the soil, the one with the most organic material is ________.
Selected Answer:

O
Correct Answer:

O
Question 11
Three-quarters of the soil's metabolic activity is generated by ________.
Selected Answer:

microorganisms
Correct Answer:

microorganisms
Question 12
________ is a soil texture in which none of the three main soil separates dominates the
other two.
Selected Answer:

Loam
Correct Answer:

Loam
Question 13
Mollisols are, on the whole, the most ________ of all soil orders.
Selected Answer:

productive
Correct Answer:

productive
Question 14
Which pH reading is suitable for most plants and soil microorganisms?
Selected Answer:

7
Correct Answer:

7
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The weathered layer of loose inorganic material overlaying unfragmented rock below is
________.
Selected Answer:

regolith
Correct Answer:

regolith
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