7. A three dimensional unit of soil that a. Soil pedon b. Mapping unit c. Soil p

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7. A three dimensional unit of soil that a. Soil pedon b. Mapping unit c. Soil profile d. Soil series t begins at the surface and goes down to a "not soil" is the s 8. Vertical exposure of the horizons of a soil individual is called: a. Soil Regolith b. Soil Solum c. Soil Mass d. Soil profile 9. According to the Munsell Soil Color Book, 2.5Y 5/4 represents the soil color a. Dark olive brown b. Yellowish red ?. Yellow d. Grayish brown e. None of the above 10. The following should not be considered the describing a soil profile: a. Color b. Structure c. Consistence d. Plant roots e. Only A and B 11. Tell whether the following processes of soil formation is a loss, gain, translocation or transformation. a. Eluviation c. Gleization d. Decomposition

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An answer of 7 is a

An answer of 8 is d

An answer of 9 is e. The color will be dull reddish brown.

An answer of 10 is e. Soil Profile mainly describe horizons and layers.

The answers of 11 are:

a)Eluviation- The soil formation is Translocation

b)Leaching- The soil formation is Loss

c) Gleization: The soil formation is Translocation

d) Decomposition: The soil formation is Gain

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