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Cast/Ribbon
Trivia
Soil Horizons
100

Flag 1 - 25 feet

Flag 2 - 5 feet

Distance - 50 feet

What is 15%

100

What type of cast/ribbon does a moderately coarse require? 

What is no ribbon and weak cast

100

What are the 5 forming factors?

What is; parent material, topographic, climate, time, organisms

100

Which horizon is known as thee surface horizon?

What is horizon A

200

Flag 1 - 20 feet

Flag 2 - 30 feet

Distance - 100 feet

What is 50%

200

What type of cast/ribbon does a moderately fine require?

What is a good cast and ribbon less than 6 inches

200

What is a soil horizon?

What is soil layers from a side profile

200

Which horizon is known as the subsoil horizon?

What is horizon B

300

Flag 1 - 30 feet

Flag 2 - 25 feet

Distance - 33.3 yards

What is 5%

300

What type of cast/ribbon does a coarse texture require?

What is, no cast and no ribbon

300

What is a soil profile?

The profile is the arrangement of the layers  
300

Which horizon is known as the parent material horizon?

What is horizon C

400

Flag 1 - 10 feet

Flag 2 - -30 feet 

Distance - 100 feet

20%

400

What type of cast/ribbon does a fine texture require? 

What is, strong cast and ribbon greater than 6 inches 

400

How do you evaluate the texture of a material?

What is sense of touch

400

Which horizon has the most nutrients?

What is horizon A

500

Flag 1 - 30 feet

Flag 2 - 25 feet

Distance - 33.3 yards

What is 5%

500

What type of cast/ribbon does a fine texture require?

What is, strong cast and ribbon greater than 6 inches

500

List the 4 F's why soil is important.

What is; food, fiber, foundation, filtration
500

Which horizon does the roots of plants stop?

What is horizon B

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