Chapter 2

Question 1

(True or False)
Soil texture is the ONLY thing that is tested for soil testing.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which soil texture has the largest particles and is gritty in texture?

Answer 2

Sand

Question 3

During the feel test if the sample makes a ribbon that is 1”-2” before it breaks what category is it in?

Answer 3

sandy clay loam, clay loam, and silty clay loam

Question 4

(True or False)
Evaporation is how water is transformed from liquid to vapor

Answer 4

True

Question 5

(True or False)
Ph stands for the potential of hydrogen

Answer 5

True

Question 6

_____is the neutral number on the ph scale where elements are not to acidic or basic.

Answer 6

7

Question 7

What range is considered acidic on the PH scale?

Answer 7

0-6

Question 8

(T or F)
Anchorage is when a plant’s roots are firmly supported in deep ground and are growing freely.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Subsoil is:

Answer 9

the layer of soil just underneath the top layer

Question 10

land on which pasture is planted with forage crops?

Answer 10

Grazing land

Question 11

land on which trees are planted and harvested

Answer 11

Forestry

Question 12

land on which soil is worked and crops are planted

Answer 12

Crop land

Question 13

(T or F)
Adobe and concrete are used as natural building materials.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

How many land classifications does the soil conservation have?

Answer 14

8

Question 15

Bulk density refers to the _________
of oven dry soil with its natural structural arrangement.

Answer 15

weight

Question 16

Water held between saturation and field capacity is called what?

Answer 16

gravitational water

Question 17

T or F

Soil texture is NOT related to the individual soil particle size.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

T or F

Soil texture is the ONLY thing that is tested for soil testing.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Which soil texture has the largest particles and is gritty in texture?

clay

sand

silt

none of the above

Answer 19

sand

Question 20

Taking soil samples from multiple locations in the same field is:

A good idea

A bad idea

Not useful

None of the above

Answer 20

a good idea

Question 21

Following the steps in the video for the feel test; how do you know if you have loamy sand?

when pushed into a ribbon it stays together and is smooth in texture

when pushed into a ribbon it falls apart and is not gritty in texture

when pushed into a ribbon it falls apart and is gritty in texture

it can’t be pushed into a ribbon

Answer 21

when pushed into a ribbon it falls apart and is gritty in texture

Question 22

During the feel test if the sample makes a ribbon that is 1”-2” before it breaks what category is it in?

sandy loam, loam, and silt loam

sandy clay loam, clay loam, and silty clay loam

sandy clay, clay, and silty clay

Answer 22

sandy clay loam, clay loam, and silty clay loam

Question 23

What colors are associated for bases?

none of the above

yellow to red

green to almost purple

white to yellow

Answer 23

green to almost purple

Question 24

_________ is the neutral number on the ph scale where elements are not to acidic or basic.

Answer 24

7

Question 25

T or F

Ph stands for the potential of hydrogen

Answer 25

True

Question 26

T or F

Bases lose hydrogen ions and become hydroxide.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

The Ph scale is a scale on acids and bases and ranges from what?

5-10

0-14

1-10

0-7

Answer 27

0-14

Question 28

What range is considered acidic on the PH scale?

0-6

7-14

3-9

none of the above

Answer 28

0-6