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What type of soil forms quickly, showing little eluviation and illuviation with subsurface horizon formation?
What type of soil forms quickly, showing little eluviation and illuviation with subsurface horizon formation?
- Aridisol
- Inceptisol (correct)
- Entisol
- Spodosol
What type of soil is typically found under desert conditions?
What type of soil is typically found under desert conditions?
- Vertisol
- Entisol
- Aridisol (correct)
- Inceptisol
Which soil order is known for containing highly expansive clay that swells when dried?
Which soil order is known for containing highly expansive clay that swells when dried?
- Mollisol
- Entisol
- Vertisol (correct)
- Alfisol
Soft soil under typical grassland cover formed in semiarid to semi-humid areas falls under which soil order?
Soft soil under typical grassland cover formed in semiarid to semi-humid areas falls under which soil order?
Which soil order is typically found in deciduous and coniferous forests in cooler climates?
Which soil order is typically found in deciduous and coniferous forests in cooler climates?
What type of soil is commonly found in unconsolidated sediments like sand or in recently formed soil with minimal horizons?
What type of soil is commonly found in unconsolidated sediments like sand or in recently formed soil with minimal horizons?
What is the primary characteristic of ULTISOL soil?
What is the primary characteristic of ULTISOL soil?
Which soil order contains few weatherable minerals and is often rich in Fe and Al oxide minerals?
Which soil order contains few weatherable minerals and is often rich in Fe and Al oxide minerals?
What is the main characteristic of HISTOSOL soil?
What is the main characteristic of HISTOSOL soil?
Which geological process changes the structure of the land by moving rock and soil from one location to another?
Which geological process changes the structure of the land by moving rock and soil from one location to another?
Which land type is primarily occupied by public infrastructural supports like government establishments and hospitals?
Which land type is primarily occupied by public infrastructural supports like government establishments and hospitals?
'Very cold climates' is a characteristic associated with which type of soil?
'Very cold climates' is a characteristic associated with which type of soil?
'Breaking up of the earth's surface by forces of the atmosphere' describes which geological process?
'Breaking up of the earth's surface by forces of the atmosphere' describes which geological process?
'Refers to the areas developed for factories and utilities' best describes which type of land?
'Refers to the areas developed for factories and utilities' best describes which type of land?
What primarily constitutes ANDISOLS?
What primarily constitutes ANDISOLS?
What is a distinctive feature of GELISOLS?
What is a distinctive feature of GELISOLS?
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