Question

If you lived in parts of texas or california and your house foundation crumbled because the soil swelled when it was wet and cracked when it was dry, chances are that the soil would be a(n) ________. if you lived in parts of texas or california and your house foundation crumbled because the soil swelled when it was wet and cracked when it was dry, chances are that the soil would be a(n) ________. alfisol vertisol oxisol entisol mollisol

Answer 1

Vertisol

Explanation:

Vertisols are clayey soils that usually have deep wide cracks during some occasions of the year, often characterized by shrinking and cracking when dry and swelling when moistened.

Based on USDA soil taxonomy data developed by United States Department of Agriculture vertisols are usually common in Texas, so if you lived in parts of Texas your house foundation is likely to crumble due to this phenomenon.