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Soils Chpt 8 test
4th test
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 4
04/15/2012

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Term
What are the 5 major silicate clay groups?
Definition
1) Kaolinite
2) Montorocillanite
3) Illite
4) Vermiculite
5) Chlorite
Term
What are the 4 soil colloid groups?
Definition
1) Silicate Clays
2) Oxide/Hydroxide Clays
3) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
4) Organic Colloid Clays
Term
Which soil colloid group is mostly of tropical descent?
A) Silicate Clays
B) Oxide/Hydroxide Clays
C) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
D) Organic Colloid Clays
Definition
B) Oxide/Hydroxide Clays
Term
What 4 things does soil chemistry involve?
Definition
1) Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
2) PH & Base Saturation
3) Soil Testing
4) Fertilizer/Limestone Application
Term
Which soil colloid has non-crystalline structures?
A) Silicate Clays
B) Oxide/Hydroxide Clays
C) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
D) Organic Colloid Clays
Definition
C) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
Term
Which soil colloid is an organic colloid?
A) Silicate Clays
B) Oxide/Hydroxide Clays
C) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
D) Organic Colloid Clays
Definition
D) Organic Colloid Clays
Term
This silicate clay structure units pore is filled with silicon.
A) Tetrahedron
B) Octahedron
Definition
A) Tetrahedron
Term
This silicate clay structure units pore is filled with aluminum 3+.
A) Tetrahedron
B) Octahedron
Definition
B) Octahedron
Term
This silicate clay structure units pore is a 4 sided structure.
A) Tetrahedron
B) Octahedron
Definition
A) Tetrahedron
Term
This silicate clay structure units pore is a 8 sided structure.
A) Tetrahedron
B) Octahedron
Definition
B) Octahedron
Term
On silicate clays origin of negative site, which one is PH dependent?
A) Ionization of hydrogen
B) Isomorphous (ionic) substitution
Definition
A) Ionization of hydrogen
Term
On silicate clays origin of negative site, which one has a permanent negative charge?
A) Ionization of hydrogen
B) Isomorphous (ionic) substitution
Definition
B) Isomorphous (ionic) substitution
Term
On silicate clays origin of negative site, which one is on the edge of tetra and/or octal sheets?
A) Ionization of hydrogen
B) Isomorphous (ionic) substitution
Definition
A) Ionization of Hydrogen
Term
On silicate clays origin of negative site, which one is in the tetra and/or octal sheets?
A) Ionization of hydrogen
B) Isomorphous (ionic) substitution
Definition
B) Isomorphous (ionic) substitution
Term
Which silicate clay group is the only one with 1:1 clay structure?
A) Kaolinite
B) Montorocillanite
C) Illite
D) Vermiculite
E) Chlorite
Definition
A) Kaolinite
Term
Which silicate clay group is a 2:1 clay structure, highly expanding and has a large amount of internal surface area?
A) Kaolinite
B) Montorocillanite
C) Illite
D) Vermiculite
E) Chlorite
Definition
B) Montmorillonite
Term
Which silicate clay group is the only 2:1 clay structure with moderate CEC?
A) Kaolinite
B) Montorocillanite
C) Illite
D) Vermiculite
E) Chlorite
Definition
C) Illite
Term
Which silicate clay group is the only 2:1 clay structure with high CEC?
A) Kaolinite
B) Montorocillanite
C) Illite
D) Vermiculite
E) Chlorite
Definition
D) Vermiculite
Term
Which silicate clay group is the only 2:2 or 2:1:1 clay structure?
A) Kaolinite
B) Montorocillanite
C) Illite
D) Vermiculite
E) Chlorite
Definition
E) Chlorite
Term
This is a complex and rather resistant material modified from plant and animal residues or synthesized by soil organisms.
Definition
Humus
Term
This colloid is non-crystalline, has C,H,O Framework, compared to other clays it has a large number of negative sites, it also has pH dependent sites(carboxylic, phenolic, and enolic).
A) Silicate Clays
B) Oxide/Hydroxide Clays
C) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
D) Organic Colloid Clays
Definition
D) Organic Colloid Clays
Term
This colloid is non-crystalline, has Allophane and Imogolite, has positive and negative sites, and its origins is volcanic rock and some igneous rocks.
A) Silicate Clays
B) Oxide/Hydroxide Clays
C) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
D) Organic Colloid Clays
Definition
C) Amorphous Inorganic Compound Clays
Term
This is defined as the total amount of cations adsorbed to soil colloids.
Definition
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
Term
This is defined as the internal/external surface area of colloids.
Definition
Adsorbed
Term
Water vapor moves from a zone of __________ pressure to one of ___________ pressure.
Definition
high
low
Term
Gravitational flow of H2O occurs primarily in the soils (micropores/macropores).
Definition
macropores
Term
Losses of soil water via evapo-transpiration can be reduced by:
Definition
use of mulches, slowing wind velocities, adjusting seeding rates to the amount of water available.
Term
For water to enter a rotted root channel that is completely covered by a silt loam top soil, water movement must occur by:
Definition
gravitational saturated flow
Term
Subsurface drainage of excess water will have the following effect on soil properties:
Definition
improve aeration of soil
Term
The effective neutralizing material (ENM) value stated on the Missouri soil test reports is used for:
Definition
Calcitic limestone recommendations
Term
This is a amorphous soil compound:
A) Humus
B) Allophane
C) Octahedron
D) Tetrahedron
Definition
B) Allophane
Term
1:1 non- expanding clay is:
A) Kaolininte
B) Vermiculite
C) Chlorite
D) Montmorillonite
E) Illite
Definition
A) Kaolinite
Term
What type of clays consist of Al/Fe oxide?
Definition
"tropical clays"
Term
Reserve acidity is the same as:
Definition
Absorbed Hydrogen
Term
2:1 non- expanding clay is:
A) Kaolininte
B) Vermiculite
C) Chlorite
D) Montmorillonite
E) Illite
Definition
E) Illite
Term
2:1 limited expanding clay is:
A) Kaolininte
B) Vermiculite
C) Chlorite
D) Montmorillonite
E) Illite
Definition
B) Vermiculite
Term
2:2 non- expanding clay is:
A) Kaolininte
B) Vermiculite
C) Chlorite
D) Montmorillonite
E) Illite
Definition
C) Chlorite
Term
2:1 highly expanding clay is:
A) Kaolininte
B) Vermiculite
C) Chlorite
D) Montmorillonite
E) Illite
Definition
D) Montmorillonite
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