What are the advantages of clay in a soil? What are the disadvantages?

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Advantages: High nutrient-holding capacity and high water-holding capacity Disadvantages: poor drainage, less capacity to hold air, subject to compaction when wet, slow water penetration, expanding and contracting when wet and dry, can crack open when dry, hard and forming clods when dry

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Cold ambient temperatures are more harmful to the production and survival of sperm

than hot temperatures. A. True B. False

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A garage 40' long and 28' wide is to be constructed using 8" block. The concrete footings are to be 2' wide and 8" thick. What is the length of the footing in feet?

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What type of control allows a circuit to function under the control of either an automatic device or manually?

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