Neco 2018 Geography Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2018 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2018 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 8 NECO • 2018 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A soil sample is classified as loam with a sand:silt:clay ratio of 20:40:40. The field capacity is \(0.30\) m\(^{3}\) m\(^{-3}\) and the wilting point is \(0.15\) m\(^{3}\) m\(^{-3}\). The root zone depth is \(0.6\) m and the current volumetric moisture content is \(0.20\) m\(^{3}\) m\(^{-3}\). Calculate the volume of water (in cubic metres) required per hectare to raise the soil moisture to field capacity.

Answer Options

A. 900
Correct Answer B. 600
C. 300
D. 1200
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
600

About This Question

This is Neco 2018 Geography Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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