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    REVIEW QUESTIONS

    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    OF THE SOIL
    1. An inorganic constituents of
    the soil which is considered
    as storage of reservoir of
    water and nutrients.
    a) Sand
    b) Clay
    c) Silt
    d) Organic matter
    E
    2. This soil particles has
    diameter size of .05 - .002 mm.
    a) Sand
    b) Clay
    c) Silt
    d) Organic matter

    I
    3. The presence of this soil solid
    material imparts dark color in
    the soil
    a) Sand
    b) Clay
    c) Silt
    d) Organic matter

    E
    4. The stable product of organic
    matter decomposition are
    a) humus
    b) lignin
    c) cellulose
    d) hemicellulose

    C
    5. This type of soil has more
    macropores that favor easy
    movement of water and air.
    a) Fine textured
    b) Coarse textured
    c) Medium textured
    d) Loam Soil
    H
    6. Light soils are the
    a) Fine textured
    b) Coarse textured
    c) Medium textured
    d) Clayey

    H
    7. Heavy soils are considered
    the
    a) Fine textured soil
    b) Coarse textured soil
    c) Medium textured soil
    d) Loam soil

    C
    8. The arrangement of particles
    into a nearly spherical aggregates
    because of the presence of high
    OM and is usually present in the A
    horizon.
    a) Blocky
    b) Prismatic
    c) Granular
    d) Platy
    I
    9. Soil structure of a soil found in
    sandy soils and having low
    clay and organic matter
    a) Structureless massive
    b) Granular
    c) Structureless single grained
    d) Prismatic

    I
    10. It assumes a postlike structure
    with flat tops are poorly drained
    a) Blocky
    b) Prismatic
    c) Granular
    d) Platy

    H
    11. Water held between field
    Capacity and wilting coefficient
    and are utilized by plants.
    a) Superfluous water
    b) Hygroscopic
    c) Available water
    d) Unavailable water

    I
    12. It is the moisture in excess of
    that held at FC and is no benefits to
    plants.
    a) Superfluous water
    b) Hygroscopic
    c) Available water
    d) Unavailable water

    H
    13. It allows air storage and
    water movement and
    considerable quantity of which
    is found in coarse-textured soil
    a) pore spaces
    b) micropores
    c) macropores
    d) small pores
    I
    14. The most visible characteristic
    which may indicate OM content,
    parent material of soil and horizon
    differentiation.
    a) soil texture
    b) soil structure
    c) soil color
    d) soil porosity

    I
    15. Porosity, which is the total
    pore-space volume of soils.

    a) is highest in fine-textured soils


    b) varies little with differences in texture
    c) is highest in coarse-textured soils
    d) is the same for all the soil

    C
    16.The soil textural group with the
    presence of more macropores that
    favor easy movement of air and
    water is
    a) Fine textured soil
    b) Coarse textured soil
    c) Medium textured soil
    d) Loam soil

    H
    17. The soil that retains nutrients
    and water at a higher level is
    a) Fine textured soil
    b) Coarse textured soil
    c) Medium textured soil
    d) Loam soil

    C
    18. Characteristic feel of the silt
    separate when rub between
    fingers is
    a) gritty and coarse
    b) smooth and powdery
    c) sticky when moist
    d) forms ribbon
    H
    19. Characteristics of clay
    separate when rub in between
    the fingers is
    a) gritty and coarse
    b) smooth and powdery
    c) sticky when moist
    d) forms ribbon

    I
    20. Soil high in manganese
    exhibit a soil color of
    a) brown
    b) black
    c) red
    d) gray

    E
    21. The color of the soil is red
    which of the following statement
    is correct
    a) The soil contains high amount of organic
    matter
    b) The soil contains high amount of
    manganese
    c) The soil contains high amount of iron.
    d) The soil has CEC content.

    I
    22. Porosity is affected by Bulk
    density. Which of the following
    statement is correct
    a) Porosity increases as bulk density increases
    b) Porosity increases as bulk density decreases
    c) Bulk density decreases as porosity decreases
    d) Bulk density decreases as porosity increases

    E
    23. The soil property that can
    be used to estimate the weight
    of the soil in the plow layer of a
    hectare field.
    a) Soil texture
    b) Particle density
    c) Soil structure
    d) Bulk density
    E
    24. Clayey soil can hold more
    water compared with sandy
    soils. This can be attributed to:
    a) Sandy soil has high amount of macropores
    b) Sandy soil has good aeration
    c) Clay soil has more pore spaces.
    d) Clay soil is considered a heavy soil

    C
    25. Which of the soil particles
    will settle first?
    a) gravel
    b) sand
    c) silt
    d) clay

    C
    26. Units of structures caused
    by disturbances such as
    plowing
    a) clays
    b) loam
    c) peds
    d) clods

    E
    27. The soil property that is not
    influence by the addition of OM
    is
    a) Soil texture
    b) Soil structure
    c) Bulk density
    d) Soil color
    C
    28. Soil color can be best
    determined using the
    a) Soil thermometer
    b) Munsell color chart
    c) Hydrometer
    d) Soil test kit

    H
    29. Some soils exhibit mottles
    because of
    a) Low organic matter
    b) Lack of water
    c) poor drainage
    d) hot temperature

    I
    30. Clay soils are known to be
    “heavy soil” because
    a) Clay soil have heavier in weight compared to
    sandy soil
    b) Clay soil are more difficult to cultivate than sandy
    soil
    c) Clay soil are finer than the sandy soil
    d) Clay soil are sticky when wet

    H
    31. Aids in identifying the textural
    class/ name of a given soil after
    presenting the percentages
    sand, silt and clay.
    a) Munsell color chart
    b) Soil Textural Triangle
    c) Manual of fertilizer recommendation
    d) Moh’s scale of hardness

    H
    32. Soil which has been dried at
    1050C for 18-24 hours
    a) Composite soil sample
    b) Spot soil sample
    c) Air dried Soil
    d) Oven dried soil

    E
    33. Method of removing the
    moisture present in a given soil
    a) Feel method
    b) Gravimetric Method
    c) Roll method
    d) Air drying method

    E
    34. Soil textural classes are
    defined in terms of ranges in
    variation in
    a) structure
    b) weathering
    c) texture
    d) drainage

    I
    35. Maximum daily variation in
    temperature at the surface of
    the ground normally occurs
    where:
    a) both the soil and air above are dry.
    b) both the soil and air above are moist
    c) the soil is dry but the air above is moist
    e) soil is wet

    C
    36. The hydrometer and pipette
    method of mechanical analysis
    obey the:
    a) Dick’s Law
    b) Freundlick’s Law
    c) Ohm’s Law
    d) Stokes Law

    E
    37. The capability of the soil
    being molded by hands is
    a) stickiness
    b) plasticity
    c) tilth
    d) cracking

    H
    38. Increased in bulk density is not
    favorable in practical agriculture. Which
    of the following may lead to reduced bulk
    density:
    a) less aggregation and root penetration
    b) compaction caused by the weight of the
    overlying layers
    c) addition of organic matter in large
    amounts
    d) heavy traffics

    I
    40. The amount of molecular
    nitrogen(N2) in the atmosphere
    is about
    a) 88%
    b) 78%
    c) 68%
    d) 58%

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