soil survey

Question 1

pronunciation recent, Lack of significant profile develop

Answer 1

ENTISOL

Question 2

L.verto, turn, pronunciation invert, high content of swelling type clays, cause wide cracks during dry season

Answer 2

VERTISOL

Question 3

L.inceptum, beginning, pronunciation inception

young soils, the horizons do not represent extreme weathering

Answer 3

INCEPTISOL

Question 4

L. aridus, dry, pronunciation arid

Found mostly on dry climates

Answer 4

ARIDISOL

Question 5

L. mollis, soft, pronunciation mollify,

This order includes some of the world’s most important agricultural soils

Answer 5

MOLLISOLS

Question 6

SPODOSOLS

Answer 6

Gk. spodos, wood as. pronunciation Podzol;odd

Minerals have a spodic horizon, are not naturally fertile

Question 7

ALFISOLS

Answer 7

pronunciation pedalfer
mosit minerals soils having no mollic epipedon or oxicor spodic horizons. contain illuvial horizon in which silicate clays have accumulated
35% saturated argillic and 15% saturated

Question 8

ULTISOLS

Answer 8

L. ultimus, last. pronunciation ultimate

Contains most soils formerly called Red-Yellow Podzolic and Reddish-brown Lateritic soils. Response to good management

Question 9

OXISOLS

Answer 9

F. Oxide, oxide. pronunciation oxide.

most highly weathered soils in the classification system.

Question 10

HISTOSOLS

Answer 10

Gk. histos, tissue. pronunciation histology.

developed in water saturated environment