Question 2 (5 points)   Your textbook discusses the development...

Question 2 (5 points)

Your textbook discusses the development of soil horizons and includes four major processes that allow for horizons to evolve. Which of the following is not one of these:

Question 2 options:

additions

transformations

translocations

removals

lateral movements

Question 4 (5 points)

There are a variety of physical weathering processes. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Question 4 options:

frost weathering

pressure release

salt weathering

dirt cracking

dissolution

Question 5 (5 points)

Which of the following is not a major component of soil:

Question 5 options:

air

minerals

organic matter

water

solid rock

Question 6 (5 points)

____ create a free space for water and other agents of chemical and physical weathering to enter a rock to accelerate its breakdown into sediment. Pick the most accurate answer.

Question 6 options:

weathering

erosion

detachment

joints

dirt cracking

Question 7 (5 points)

_____ is a factor the impacts how soils change and horizons develop. This process occurs when materials are completely removed or weathered from the soil profile. (HINT: Discussed in your book!)

Question 7 options:

additions

transformations

translocations

removals

lateral movements

Question 8 (5 points)

True or False: The O horizon in the soil is unconsolidated parent material. The weathered bits of rock that the soil forms in.

Question 8 options:

TrueFalse

Question 9 (5 points)

_____ is a factor the impacts how soils change and horizons develop. This process occurs when materials are influenced and changed by chemical and/or biological processes acting on them.(HINT: Discussed in your book!)

Question 9 options:

additions

transformations

translocations

removals

lateral movements

Question 10 (5 points)

According to the videos you had to watch on Soils, three major changes in agricultural practices can restore soil health and productivity. Which one of the following is NOT a sustainable agricultural practice?

Question 10 options:

no-till agriculture

cover crops

crop rotations

plowing fields

none of the above are correct answers