Water Content
1. The water content of a soil sample cannot be determined by ____ method.
2. In the oven drying method, the soil sample is kept for about ____ hours in the oven.
3. Which method is considered the standard laboratory method for determining the water content of soil?
4. In the oven drying method, soil samples are generally dried for about:
5. Water content is defined as the ratio of:
6. Which of the following factors does NOT directly influence the water content of a soil sample?
7. The values of water content for natural granular soils vary from less than 0.1% for air dry sands to more than 40% for saturated sands.
8. A soil sample has a wet weight of 150g and a dry weight of 120g. What is its water content?
9. The water content of a highly organic soil is generally: