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GEOTECH QUIZ

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gravity Transported Soil is called

a)

Aeolian Soil

b)

Colluvial Soil

c)

Alluvial Soil

d)

Glacier Deposits

2.

Pick the odd method of formation of soil

a)

Hydration

b)

Temperature Change

c)

Oxidation

d)

Carbonation

3.

Dry Soil is a

a)

Single Phase system

b)

Two phase System

c)

Three phase system

d)

None of the above

4.

Soil sample with all the voids are filled with water is called

a)

Partially Saturated soil

b)

Submerged Soil

c)

Dry Soil

d)

Saturated Soil

5.

Air content for fully saturated soil is (a)   %

6.

Degree of saturation + Air content = (a)   %

7.

Ratio of weight of solids to the volume of soil is known as

a)

Bulk unit weight

b)

Saturated unit weight

c)

Dry unit weight

d)

Unit Weight of Solids

8.

Void Ratio is

a)

Volume of voids / Volume of soil

b)

Volume of Solids / Volume of Voids

c)

Volume of Soil / Volume of Voids

d)

Volume of Voids / Volume of Soil

9.

Which of the following is true about soil formed by physical disintegration

a)

Soil will have same properties as that of parent rock

b)

Clay is formed by physical disintegration

c)

Oxudation is a method of physical disintegration

d)

Hydrolysis is a method of physical distegration

10.

Lacrustine soil is

a)

Wind transported

b)

Gravity transported

c)

Glacier transported

d)

Water transported deposited in lakes

11.

Which of the following is a method of soil formation through chemical processes?

a)

All of the above

b)

Hydration

c)

Weathering

d)

Biological Activity

12.

What type of soil is primarily formed from the deposition of sediments by rivers?

a)

Residual Soil

b)

Colluvial Soil

c)

Alluvial Soil

d)

Organic Soil

13.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the soil moisture content?

a)

It is irrelevant in dry climates

b)

It is always constant in all types of soil

c)

It affects the soil's physical and chemical properties

d)

It has no impact on plant growth