General Soil Knowledge
What are the three soil particles
Sand, Silt, Clay
t
How many soil orders are there?
12
What is the Illinois State Soil
Drummer
What is the name of the iconic clock tower on campus
Pulliam Hall
What color are depletions
grey
What horizon is known as the zone of eluviation
E horizon
What taxonomy term means to have an increase in clay
Argillic
What percent of Illinois was covered by glaciers
85%
What years did the campus experience a total solar eclipse
2017 and 2024
What is the ideal soil composition
Minerals - 45%
OM - 5%
Air - 25%
Water - 25%
what letter represents plowing
p
What is the most descriptive level of soil taxonomy?
How many soil series are in Illinois
over 600
What year was Southern Illinois University Founded
1869
What are the five soil forming factors?
Climate
Organisms
Topography
Parent Material
Time
What horizon is slightly altered parent material
C
What do the letters B/E communicate
Glossic
What is the dominant parent material in Illinois
Loess
What year was the school of ag created
1955
What soil order is a Udalf
alfisol
What horizon represents the zone of illuviation
B
What soil order is an Aquoll
Mollisol
Who is the Illinois State Soil Scientist
Ron Collman
what year did the Saluki become the SIUC Mascot and what was the original mascot
1951
The maroons