Soil Test Review

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• Soil Test Review

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1 pt. Question (Components)

• What is the difference between a rock and a
  mineral?
• They are both the same.
• A rock is made of only one element.
• A mineral is made of many different elements.
• A mineral has one element and a rock is made up
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D. A mineral has one element and a rock is made
up of 2 or more elements.
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2 pt. Question (Components)

• Which of the following is an example of living
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• Air
• Water
• Organism
• Minerals

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C. Organism
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3 pt. Question (Components)

• Which soil type will slow the water down the
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• Silt
• Sand
• Clay

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3 pt. Answer (Components)
C. Clay
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4 pt. Question (Components)

• Which is the correct recipe for soil?
• Mineral material 25, Water 50, Air 5, and
  Organic Matter 25.
• Mineral material 45, Water 25, Air 25, and
  Organic Matter 5.
• Mineral material 5, Water 25, Air 50, and
  Organic Matter 25.
• Mineral material 25, Water 25, Air 50, and
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4 pt. Answer (Components)
B. Mineral material 45, Water 25, Air 25, and
Organic Matter 5.
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5 pt. Question (Components)

• Which soils is the most compact and why?
• A. Sand, it is made from pieces of rock
• Silt, it has smaller particles than sand
• Clay, it has the least air space

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5 pt. Answer (Components)
C. Clay, it has the least air space.
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1 pt. Question (Profiles)

• Which soil layer would you expect to find the
  most clay and why?
• A. Topsoil because . . .
• B. Subsoil because . . .
• C. Bedrock because . . .

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1 pt. Answer (Profiles)
B. Subsoil because there isnt humus or organic
matter mixed into it.
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2 pt. Question (Profiles)

• What is the 1st layer of soil called?
• Subsoil
• Topsoil
• Bedrock
• Parent material

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2 pt. Answer (Profiles)
B. Topsoil
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3 pt. Question (Profiles)

• Which layer if the soil do insects and animals
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• Topsoil
• Subsoil
• Parent Material
• Bedrock

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3 pt. Answer (Profiles)
A. Topsoil
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4 pt. Question (Profiles)

• Where would you be most likely to see a soil
  profile in your environment?
• In a swimming pool
• While hiking beside a cliff
• At the sand dunes
• In your backyard

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4 pt. Answer (Profiles)
B. While hiking beside a cliff
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5 pt. Question (Profiles)
Name the 4 soil layers on you Soil Profile
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5 pt. Answer (Profiles)
Topsoil, Subsoil, Parent Material, and Bedrock
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1 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• Which of the following shows that soil erosion is
  happening?
• A. Soil is deep and grows grass on top
• B. The soil has deep gullies
• C. A forest of pine trees growing in soil
• D. Pavement is placed on the soil

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1 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
B. The soil has deep gullies
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2 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• A home has a sloping backyard. The family puts in
  retaining walls made of large boulders part way
  down the hill. Why?
• A. They look nice
• B. They keep soil in place
• C. To improve the view
• D. To keep things from rolling

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2 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
B. They keep soil in place
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3 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• When are soils most likely to erode?
• A. when they are moist
• B. when they are deep
• C. when the plant cover is gone
• D. at night or on cloudy days

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3 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
C. when the plant cover is gone
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4 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• A water truck keeps the soil wet at a
  construction site. Why?
• A. to keep the soil from blowing away
• B. to keep the workers cool
• C. to help new plants grow when they are planted
• D. it looks better when it is wet

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4 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
A. to keep the soil from blowing away
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5 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• Which of the following is an example of
  weathering of rock?
• A. Rocks rolling down a hill
• B. Wind carrying sand particles
• C. Glaciers carrying boulders far away from a
  mountain
• D. Rocks being broken apart by roots of a tree

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5 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
D. Rocks being broken apart by roots of a tree
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1 pt. Question (Plants)

• Can plants grow without soil on a
• Paper towel
• In wet gravel
• In water
• All of the above

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D. All of the above
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2 pt. Question (Plants)
If plants are not growing well in a soil, what
should be done to help them?  A.  add subsoil  B.
add clay  C. add nutrients  D. add gravel
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C. add nutrients
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3 pt. Question (Plants)

• What is the name of the process where plants are
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• Aeroponics
• Hydroponics
• Irrigation

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3 pt. Answer (Plants)
B. Hydroponics
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4 pt. Question (Plants)

• What is the name of the process where a plant has
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• Aeroponics
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4 pt. Answer (Plants)
A. Aeroponics
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5 pt. Question (Plants)

• Why do plants need soil?
• For food
• For water
• For support
• For comfort

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C. For support
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1 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)
What is the movement of weathered materials
called? A. ice wedging B. erosion C. weathering D.
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1 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
B. erosion
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2 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• What happened during the Dust Bowl
• Houses needed to be dusted.
• Parent material was blowing around
• Top soil was blown off the subsoil
• It was a dirty football gamel

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2 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
C. Top soil was blown off the subsoil
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3 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• What is it called when a rock gets water in a
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• Erosion
• Weathering

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3 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
B. Weathering
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4 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)

• When the plant cover is burned by a fire, and the
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  What is this an example of?
• Erosion
• Weathering

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4 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
A. Erosion
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5 pt. Question (Weathering Erosion)
Give the definition and hand signal for
Weathering and Erosion!
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5 pt. Answer (Weathering Erosion)
Weathering like a wrecking ball Hand signal
(fist in hand) Erosion dump truck Hand signal
(hand gliding over other hand and sliding away)
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Name one thing that you have learned about soil
that has not been mentioned?
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Answers will very!