Soil Review

Question 1

What environmental catastrophe occurred in the 1930's due primarily to soil erosion?

Accepted Answer

Dust Bowl

Question 2

Anything that can be used in place of soil to grow plants in a container:

Accepted Answer

Growing Media

Question 3

Natural, 3 dimensional body at the Earth's surface

Accepted Answer

Soil

Question 4

Farmers can't improve their soil quality

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What is the most common component of growing media?

Accepted Answer

Peat Moss

Question 6

What soil layer is primarily responsible for plant growth?

Accepted Answer

Topsoil

Question 7

The ability of soil to perform functions that are essential for people and the environment.

Accepted Answer

Soil Quality

Question 8

A food web is the interaction of many food chains

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

A vertical cross-section of the soil:

Accepted Answer

Soil Profile

Question 10

Using various tests to measure properties that affect how well soil will support plant growth

Accepted Answer

Soil Test

Question 11

What is the top layer of SOIL?

Accepted Answer

Topsoil

Question 12

What is the layer above topsoil?

Accepted Answer

Humus

Question 13

Scientists squeeze sap from the leaves and test for various nutrients.

Accepted Answer

Tissue Test

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a way that humans cause soil erosion?

Accepted Answer

Surfing

Question 15

What is aeration?

Accepted Answer

Air space

Question 16

Organisms that consume, or eat, other organisms:

Accepted Answer

Consumers

Question 17

Soil is a part of the rock cycle

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

What soil layer is above the bedrock?

Accepted Answer

Parent material

Question 19

What makes up a majority of soil?

Accepted Answer

Minerals

Question 20

Producers are:

Accepted Answer

Plants

Question 21

Growing Media is similar to soil in its functions for plants:

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

A simple model of how energy flows from one living organism to another

Accepted Answer

Food Chain

Question 23

The wearing away of the earth’s surface by wind, water or ice, other geological and human processes

Accepted Answer

Soil Erosion

Question 24

Bedrock is the bottom layer of the soil profile

Accepted Answer

True

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Soil Review

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