Soil questions | form three Geography

Deposition of soil materials removed from one horizon to another is called

1. illuviation 
2. weathering 
3. eluviation
4. organic sorting 
5. leaching.

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………. soil is heavy, has minute air spaces, holds much water, is difficulty to cultivate,dries up and forms a hard surface.
A Loam
B Clay
C Silt
D Sand
E Volcanic

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(a) Define soil profile using the knowledge you have studied on soil.
(b) With the aid of a labelled diagram, illustrate soil profile.
(c) Explain four (4) factors that influence the development of soil profile.

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………. shows the soil’s grain size.
A Soil texture
B Soil structure
C Soil morphology
D Particle density
E Soil profile

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A vertical cross-section of the soil showing its horizons is called
A soil erosion
B soil porosity
C soil profile
D soil PH
E soil catena.

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