Chapter 13 Review Questions

True or False (circle one)

1. LO 13.4 Skeletal or biogenic sand bubbles when exposed to an alkaline or basic liquid.
2. LO 13.3 Soils are mixtures of materials formed from weathered rocks, water, air, and
decomposing organisms.
3. LO 13.3 Cadaver dogs find bodies due to the odor of gases emitted during
decomposition under anaerobic conditions.
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4. LO 13.6 The color and the X-ray diffraction patterns of soil are used to determine its
mineral and chemical composition.

5. LO 13.3 Low moisture levels in soil stimulate the formation of adipocere.