Soil & Agriculture

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?

• clay
• sand
• silt
• mud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Are there minerals in soil?

• Yes
• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

• sand
• silt
• clay
• humus

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

Water gets into the cracks of rock and freezes, causing the rock to break.  What is this an example of?

• erosion
• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Soil formation begins with the weathering of_______.

• Humas
• Subsoil
• Litter
• Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What effect did over plowing and cutting down trees in the Great Plains during the 1930’s?

• It had little effect
• It increased soil fertility
• It was a primary cause of the Dust Bowl
• Farmers had a great harvest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

40 % Sand

50% Silt

10% Clay

• Clay

• Clay Loam

• Silt Loam

• Sandy Loam

Industrial growth is damaging to the environment because it _____________

• Consumes energy and emits pollutants

• Produces new products and businesses

• replaces non-renewable energy sources

• replaces renewable energy sources

What is Irrigation? 

• ´Irrigation can route water to fields, help crops overcome drought, provide drinking water, and support waste removal.
• ´Irrigation can grow groups be moving water through the air to water individual leaves
• Irrigation is the movement of crops through water.
• Irrigation is crop movements in a water system through which crops are moved and the water stays still. 

The building up of salt in soil.

• salinization
• scientific station
• urban
• emigrate