Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of soil color?
A) Color does not reflect composition or chemical makeup.
B) Dark soils always indicate high organic content.
C) For consistency of description, a soil color chart is employed by soil scientists.
D) Soil color is restricted to the top horizon of the soil pedon.
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Q12: Oxisols are _ and _.<br>A) highly leached;
Q13: Soil is a dynamic natural body comprising
Q14: The Soil Taxonomy is based on observable
Q15: As with many areas of interest to
Q16: Gelisols are most common in the middle
Q18: A pedon is the basic soil mapping
Q19: A mixture of decomposed organic matter in
Q20: B horizons are often _ in color
Q21: Irrigation of Aridisols tends to promote<br>A) gleization.<br>B)
Q22: A soil horizon that is 20 to