Soil & Soil Quality

Soil & Soil Quality

Poll

What is soil?

• Rocks, soil is rocks.

• A mixture of rock, mineral particles and organic matter.

• A mixture of decaying leaves and rocks.

Multiple Choice

Does each layer of soil contain the same nutrients and "types" of particles?

• Yes

• No

Quick Facts About Soil Layers

• Each layer of soil is made up of different particles.

• Some layers have nutrients and others do not.

• The further down into the ground you go, the less nutrients and living organisms you find.

• The very bottom of a soil profile is solid rock.

Multiple Select

What/who relies on soil for survival? (Select all that apply)

• Animals

• Trees

• Plants

• Humans

Multiple Select

What can cause soil erosion? (Select all that apply)

• Wind

• Overwatering a yard

• Rain

• Tilling soil

• Rivers

Multiple Choice

Good or bad soil quality?

• Good

• Bad

Multiple Choice

Good or bad soil quality?

• Good

• Bad

​Farmers do not till the soil.

No-till Agriculture

Helps prevent wind from blowing loose soil away.

Installing Natural Windbreaks Around Fields/Farms

How Can Soil Erosion Be Prevented?

​How Can Soil Erosion Be Prevented?

Do not overwater yards/fieds.

Native plants are more likely to survive than non-native. Plants help keep soil in place.

Grow/Plant Native Plants

Multiple Choice

How can soil quality affect animals?

• It can affect their habitat

• It can only affect their health

• It can affect their habitat and health

• It does not affect them at all

Multiple Choice

The process by which soil is moved, or the wearing away of the earth surface, is called:

• Water erosion

• Air erosion

• Soil profile

• Soil erosion

Multiple Choice

In a soil profile which layer has the most nutrients?

• Topsoil

• Bedrock

• Subsoil

• Organic

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a human cause of soil erosion?

• Construction

• Plowing a field

• Cutting down forests

• Rain