Canadian Soils

Question 1

Soils that have permafrost within 1 m of the surface or within 2m if strongly cryoturbated.

Answer 1

Cryosolic order

Question 2

Other soils that have both a vertic horizon and a slickenside horizon, the top of which occurs within 1 m of the mineral surface

Answer 2

Vertisolic order

Question 3

Soils that are formed primarily in organic materials and have permafrost within 1 m of the surface

Answer 3

Organic Cryosol

Question 4

Soils that are formed in mineral materials, have marked evidence of cryoturbation, and have permafrost within 2 m of the surface

Answer 4

Turbic Cryosol

Question 5

Soils that are formed in mineral materials, do not have marked evidence of cryoturbation, and have permafrost within 1 m of the surface

Answer 5

Static Cryosol

Question 6

Soils that are formed primarily in upland organic (folic) materials, generally of forest origin, and are rarely saturated with water

Answer 6

Folisol

Question 7

Soils that are formed in relatively undercomposed organic materials and have a dominantly fibric middle tier

Answer 7

Fibrisol

Question 8

Soils that are formed in organic materials, are in an intermediate stage of decomposition, and have a dominantly mesic middle tier

Answer 8

Mesisol

Question 9

Soils that are formed in organic materials, are in an advanced stage of decomposition, and have a dominantly humic middle tier

Answer 9

Humisol

Question 10

Soils that have either a surface color value of ≥3.5 dry if well to imperfectly drained or an Ah horizon <10 cm in thickness if poorly drained

Answer 10

Vertisol

Question 11

soils that have either a surface color value of <3.5 dry if well to imperfectly drained or an Ah horizon ≥10 cm in thickness if poorly drained

Answer 11

Humic Vertisol

Question 12

What are the major mineral soil horizon symbols?

Answer 12

A, Ae, E, Bt1, Bt2, C

Question 13

What are major organic soil horizon symbols typically found in forests?

Answer 13

L - Upland horizon with relatively fresh plant litter
F - Upland horizon with partly decomposed litter
H - Upland horizon with well decomposed litter
Ah - An A horizon enriched with humified matter

Question 14

What are major soil horizons found in wetlands?

Answer 14

Of - An O horizon with poorly decomposed plant litter
Om - An O horizon with partly decomposed plant material (Slightly recognizable)
Oh - An O horizon with well decomposed plant material (Barely recognizable)

Question 15

Soil Order that is often found in Various environments

& vegetation

Answer 15

Brunisolic

Question 16

Soil Order that is often found in Grasslands

Answer 16

Chernozemic

Question 17

Soil Order that is often found where High water table is

over-riding influence

Answer 17

Gleysolic

Question 18

Soil Order that is often found in Forests; p.m. with

some clay

Answer 18

Luvisolic

Question 19

Soil Order that is often found in Poorly & v.p. drained

organic p.m.

Answer 19

Organic

Question 20

Soil Order that is often found in Forests; Med.-coarse

text. p.m.

Answer 20

Podzolic

Question 21

Soil Order that is often associated with “Young” soils.

Answer 21

Regosolic