Multiple Choice (circle one)
6. LO 13.3 Which of the following is the finest of all soil textures?

a. Silt
b. Loam
c. Clay
d. sand

7. LO 13.3 Which of the following descriptions would most likely indicate the presence of a recent gravesite?

a. Soil level raised, increased plant life.
b. Soil level lowered, increased plant life.
c. Soil level lowered, no plant life on surface.
d. Soil level raised, no plant life on surface.

8. LO 13.3 Which of the following represents an undisturbed soil profile, starting at the surface?

a. Humus, topsoil, sand and silt, subsoil,
broken rock, solid rock

b. Topsoil, humus, subsoil, sand and silt,
broken rock, solid rock

c. Topsoil, subsoil, humus, sand and silt, solid
rock, broken rock

d. None of the above

9. LO 13.4 Which of the following locations is the most likely source of young sand with little quartz that is dark
in color and that does not bubble when acid is added to it?

a. The Great Salk Late in Utah
b. North American beach with pounding
waves
c. Volcanic island
d. Beach near a coral reef