COMPLETE ENVIROTHON STUDY GUIDE 2024 QUESTIONS AND ALREADY GRADED ANSWERS RATED 100%
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COMPLETE ENVIROTHON STUDY
GUIDE 2024 QUESTIONS AND
ALREADY GRADED ANSWERS
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soil compaction - ANSWER--When soil is pressed
tightly down resulting in the removal of air pockets;
therefore not allowing water to penetrate or plants
to grow.
-can be destroyed by tillage...
COMPLETE ENVIROTHON STUDY
GUIDE 2024 QUESTIONS AND
ALREADY GRADED ANSWERS
RATED 100%
soil compaction - ANSWER--When soil is pressed
tightly down resulting in the removal of air pockets;
therefore not allowing water to penetrate or plants
to grow.
-can be destroyed by tillage, intense agricultural
operations, or heavy vehicle and foot traffic.
,macropores - ANSWER--most vulnerable to
compaction.
-essential to the movement of gases and
water.
-loss of ____ inhibits the movement of gases,
including oxygen, into and
out of the soil.
micropores - ANSWER--type of pore
-important in holding and retaining water in the
soil.
micropore - ANSWER---type of pore
The loss of these pores lowers the permeability of
the soil, thereby restricting
percolation and increasing runoff, erosion, and
flooding.
,drainage classes - ANSWER-refer to the periods of
saturation or partial saturation during soil
formation, as opposed to altered drainage
North Carolina's State Soil - ANSWER-Cecile
Pedology - ANSWER-the study of soils
soil color - ANSWER-Soil characteristic
-can be used to indicate the organic content and
fertility of a soil and/or the type of minerals and
elements that are in the soil
Munsell Soil Color chart - ANSWER-What is this
called?
hue, value and chroma - ANSWER-characteristics of
the Munsell Soil Color chart
, hue - ANSWER-indicates the color's relation to
spectral colors such as red, yellow, green, blue,
and purple.
value/brilliance - ANSWER-- indicates the relative
lightness or darkness of the (soil) chip.
- vertically, the chips become lighter as the column
progresses from the bottom to the top, and the
_____ increases with each step.
- The notation for ____ consists of numbers from 0
for absolute black to 10 for absolute white.
chroma - ANSWER-- the chip color's relative purity
or the degree of vividness in contrast to
grayness.
- Horizontally, the chips increase in ___ from left to
right.
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