OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

SOIL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ layer of soil is not porous
A
Subsoil
B
Substratum
C
Top soil
D
Bedrock
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Below the subsoil is the parent rock or C-horizon, which consists of small pieces of rocks with cracks and crevices. The particles of rocks found in soil come from weathered rock in the C-horizon. Below this is solid rock called bedrock. It is non-porous.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bedrock is pretty solid. So it’s porosity is determined by the amount of fractures in the rock. So, highly fractured bedrock holds more water than less fractured bedrock. Bedrock is the rock that lies beneath all soil and loose rocks on the surface of the earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bedrock is the hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel. Bedrock can be made of most types of rock, such as granite, limestone, or like this piece of bedrock, sandstone. Bedrock is the hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel.

Detailed explanation-4: -topsoil IS SOLID NON PORUS AND HARD.

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