Soil Stewardship

This is the outermost layer made of soil and is the foundation for terrestrial life.

• Asthenosphere

• Oceanic crust

• Pedosphere

What is the process where soil is taken to a new location?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Soil Conservation

Is soil erosion good or bad?

• bad

• good

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Check all the ways that erosion is caused.

• Construction

• Animals eating grass

• Planting native trees

• Deforestation

• Animals migrating

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is another word for farming?

• Agriculture

• Deforestation

• Weathering

• Erosion

Which agriculture technique is being described?

The planting of different crops each season, to avoid depleting the soil and to control weeds, diseases, and pests.

• Crop Rotation

• Contour Plowing

• Conservation Plowing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which agricultural technique is being described?

Plowing along the contours/ridges of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.

• Crop Rotation

• Conservation Plowing

• Contour Plowing

Which agricultural technique is being described?

This is when the dead roots and stalks of the last season's crops are left in place.

• Contour Plowing

• Conservation plowing

• Crop Rotation

Which of the definitions below describes stewardship?

• to plant trees

• to take responsibility and take care of the soil

• to plow in straight lines

• to cut down trees

How does planting native vegetation an example of good stewardship?

• It helps fertilize the crops

• helps restore the natural ecosystem

• helps stop soil erosion

• This increases the rocks in the soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5