Get Mega-points by answering 5 questions in [Chapter 15 of Elemental Geosystem:The Geography of Soils]?

Question

1)Which of the following is not true of soils?
A)Soils rich in organic matter are usually dark in color
B)Their development is affected by climate and organisms
C)Older soils usually have fewer horizons than younger soils
D)They usually require centuries or milennia to form
E)Their properties are affected by the type of rock from which they form

2)Which type of soil is the least developed?
A)Oxisols
B)Inceptisols
C)Mollisols
D)Entisols

3)Salinization is likely to occur in
A)areas of high potential evapotranspiration and low actual evapotranspiration
B)humid climate regions
C)the tropics
D)areas characterized by sandy soils and coniferous forests

4)Soil separates refer to
A)differing soil colors in a pedon
B)the larger pebbles, gravels, and cobbles
C)the different soil horizons
D)individual mineral particles, such as sand, silt, and clay

5)The great grassland soils of the world are called
A)Spaodosols
B)Aridisols
C)Mollisols
D)Ultisols

Answer 1

1) D

2) Entisols (I think)

3) A

4) D

5) C

I hope these are right. I have not done soil science in a while.