TVE-10-LONG-QUIZ

What method of soil moisture estimation measures the moisture content of the soil by heating at 105 degree celcius?

• Condensation

• Direct method

• Soil structure

• Soil texture

What pertains to the water that is held in the spaces between soil particles?

• Clay

• Lake

• River

• Soil moisture

What method of soil moisture estimation measures water potential or tension under which water is held by the soil?

• Condensation

• Indirect method

• Silt

• Soil profile

The following are types of soil EXCEPT:

• Clay

• Loam

• Sand

• Silt

The amount of soil moisture or water content held in the soil after access water has drained away is called _____

• Field capacity

• Field moisture

• Sand

• Soil moisture

What pertains to the level of moisture in soil when all the spaces and cracks in soil are filled with water, and there is no air present?

• Field capacity

• Field moisture

• Saturation

• Wilting Point

What level of moisture in soil is referred to when no more water is available to plant?

• Capillary water

• Field Capacity

• Saturation

• Wilting point

The soil that is made up of 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay is termed as _____

• Black earth

• Humus

• Loam

• Rocks

What type of water in the soil is drained off due to the pull of gravity and ground water table?

• Gravitational water

• Irrigation water

• Lake

• River

What pertains to the water that is available to the plants as it is trapped in soil solution right next to the roots of plants?

• Capillary water

• Irrigation water

• Lake

• River