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DAY 101 WORKSHEET ITI - Soil Water Properties Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Hygroscopic water in soil is the water that

a)

Is available for plant uptake

b)

Occupies large capillary pores

c)

Is absorbed by oven-dried soil from atmosphere

d)

Exists only below permanent wilting point

2.

Saturation capacity of soil refers to

a)

Water content at permanent wilting point

b)

Moisture held after free drainage

c)

Maximum moisture holding capacity of soil

d)

Water content equal to hygroscopic coefficient

3.

Field capacity of soil is reached

a)

Before free water drains

b)

After drainage of free water

c)

At hygroscopic water content

d)

At osmotic equilibrium

4.

Which soil has higher field capacity?

a)

Gravel

b)

Sand

c)

Clay

d)

Coarse sand

5.

Soil moisture tension is expressed in terms of

a)

mm of water

b)

Percentage

c)

Atmosphere units

d)

Litres per hectare

6.

Readily Available Moisture (RAM) is approximately

a)

25% of available moisture

b)

50% of available moisture

c)

75% of available moisture

d)

Equal to total available moisture

7.

The instrument used to measure consumptive use of crops is

a)

Anemometer

b)

Tensiometer

c)

Lysimeter

d)

Suction plate

8.

Field capacity represents the upper limit of capillary water (a)  

9.

Ultimate wilting point occurs at moisture content higher than field capacity (a)  

10.

Assertion: Ultimate wilting point occurs at hygroscopic water content. Reason: At this stage plants cannot regain turgidity even after addition of water.

a)

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

b)

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true

11.

Hygroscopic water is absorbed by oven-dried soil from the (a)   .

12.

The maximum moisture holding capacity of soil is called (a)   .

13.

Field capacity is attained after drainage of (a)   water.

14.

Permanent wilting point occurs when transpiration rate exceeds (a)   rate.

15.

Temporary wilting generally occurs during (a)   summer days.