5th year Ag Test (Soil)

This term indicates the relative content of particles of various sizes, such as sand, silt and clay in the soil.

• texture

• type

• pH

• nutrient content

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which particle is the most porous and allows for the most water to travel between them?

• silt

• sand

• clay

• loam

What type of soil water forms as a very thin film surrounding soil particles and is generally not available to the plant? It is bound so tightly to the soil by adhesion properties that very little of it can be taken up by plant roots.

• capillary

• gravitational

• hygroscopic

• flowing

What type of soil water is used by plants?

• hygroscopic

• capillary

• gravitational

• all types of soil water

Which of the following is not a primary nutrient required for plant growth?

• Calcium

• Phosphorus

• Potassium

• Nitrogen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

· What do the three numbers found on a fertilizer label represent?

• Guaranteed analysis; percentage of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium found in the bag

• Guaranteed analysis; percentage of Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium found in the bag

• Guaranteed analysis; percentage of Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus found in the bag

• Guaranteed analysis; percentage of Iron, Manganese, Potassium found in the bag

If your soil sample from your farm or garden has 25% sand, 40% silt and 35%. What is the texture of your soil?

• clay

• clay loam

• loam

• sandy clay

The type of rock formed when magma or lava solidifies is called

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Balsamic

which of the following rocks are alkaline

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Limestone

• Quartz

Heat and/or pressure forms which type of rock

• Igneous

• Megalithic

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic