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If you have an original topsoil thickness of If you have an original topsoil thickness of 12 inches, and a current topsoil thickness 12 inches, and a current topsoil thickness of 13 inches, what is you soil past erosion of 13 inches, what is you soil past erosion

classification and is it a limiting factor?classification and is it a limiting factor?

Deposition, non-limiting?

What are the 5 textural group classes and What are the 5 textural group classes and tell which ones are limiting and which tell which ones are limiting and which

ones are non-limiting?ones are non-limiting?

Coarse (L), moderately coarse (L), medium (N), moderately fine (N), fine (L) ?

If you have an original topsoil thickness of If you have an original topsoil thickness of 12 inches, and a current topsoil thickness 12 inches, and a current topsoil thickness of 11 inches, what is you soil past erosion of 11 inches, what is you soil past erosion

% and classification and is it a limiting % and classification and is it a limiting

factorfactor??

About 8-9% which is none to slight, non-limiting?

When would you use When would you use occasional soil conserving occasional soil conserving

crops in rotationcrops in rotation

Class 1 & 2 soils?

Name 5 characteristics that Name 5 characteristics that soil texture affect.soil texture affect.

Moisture holding capacity, permaeability, the capacity to hold and furnish nutrients, tilth, erosion?

A moistened soil forms a A moistened soil forms a ribbon and the ribbon is 1-2 ribbon and the ribbon is 1-2

inches, what is this soil.inches, what is this soil.

Moderately fine or silty clay?

How do you determine How do you determine permeability.permeability.

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How do you determine surface How do you determine surface runoff?runoff?

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A soil distane = 50 ft and the A soil distane = 50 ft and the difference in height is 3 ft, difference in height is 3 ft,

what is the slope?what is the slope?

6%?

Describe a land capability Describe a land capability class 6.class 6.

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Fertility Treatment question?Fertility Treatment question?

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What are 7 of the 10 essential What are 7 of the 10 essential elementselements

–Carbon (C) Hydrogen (H) Oxygen (O)

–Phosphorus (P) Potash (K) Nitrogen (N)

–Sulfur (S) Calcium (Ca) Iron (Fe)

–Magnesium (Mg) ?

What’s photosynthesis?What’s photosynthesis?

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What is respiration?What is respiration?

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Approximately ____% of Approximately ____% of weight of plants comes from weight of plants comes from products of photosynthesisproducts of photosynthesis

95%?

What two categories of texture What two categories of texture are not limitingare not limiting

Medium and moderately fine?

When would you use frequent When would you use frequent soil conserving crops in soil conserving crops in

rotationrotation??

Class 3 & 4 soils?

Name 4 of the seven soil Name 4 of the seven soil structure categories. (not structure categories. (not

texture)texture)

Single grain, crumb or granular, blocky, prismatic, columnur, platy, massive?

What are 3 mechanical What are 3 mechanical erosion treatments and when erosion treatments and when

would you use these?would you use these?

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Name four vegetative Name four vegetative treatments and explain them.treatments and explain them.

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Soil and Mr. C. are both old but how old is Soil and Mr. C. are both old but how old is Mr. C.? Is Climate a limiting factor in Mr. C.? Is Climate a limiting factor in

Eastern SD? How do you detemine If the Eastern SD? How do you detemine If the water table is a limiting factor?water table is a limiting factor?

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What does a dark brown or What does a dark brown or black soil tell us?black soil tell us?

That soil Is high in organic material or had a dark parent material?

What does a bluish gray color What does a bluish gray color of the soil tell us?of the soil tell us?

That the soil is lacking oxygen which indicates poor drainage?

Which category of stoniness, Which category of stoniness, permeability, and surface permeability, and surface

runoff are limiting?runoff are limiting?

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What are 3 micronutrients?What are 3 micronutrients?

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Final Jeopardy!!Final Jeopardy!!

Category: soil judging and classes

Classify the following Land into its capability Classify the following Land into its capability class. This land is a moderately good land that class. This land is a moderately good land that

can be cultivated safely with intensive can be cultivated safely with intensive treatments, yet it has severe limitations or treatments, yet it has severe limitations or hazards due to land characteristics. Exp. hazards due to land characteristics. Exp. Coarse soil with moderately deep soil & Coarse soil with moderately deep soil &

moderate erosion, 6-9% slope, and fairly rapid moderate erosion, 6-9% slope, and fairly rapid surface runoff or permeability.surface runoff or permeability.

What is a Class III soil?

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