Soils

As a farmer you would be most concerned with the quality of soil in the

• O horizon

• A Horizon

• E horizon

• R horizon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Most of the nutrients in the soil come from

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• decomposition

• erosion

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The rock cycle is the constant formation and destruction of rock.

• true

• false

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__________ rock forms when sediment such as mud, sands, or gravels are compressed by overlying sediments

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• extrusive igneous

• intrusive igneous

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Chemical weathering is the breakdown of rock by chemical reactions

• true

• false

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The accumulation or depositing of eroded material such as sediment, rock fragments or soil is called

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• depletion

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Classify the texture of soil that is 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay.

• loam

• sandy loam

• clay

• sandy clay loam

Classify the soil texture that is 55% sand, 5% silt, and 40% clay

• sandy clay

• clay

• sand

• loam

This horizon is composed primarily of mineral material with very little organic matter

• O horizon

• A horizon

• B horizon

• E horizon

The texture of soil is determined by the percentage of sand, silt, and clay the soil contains

• True

• False