Soil Conservation Quiz

Soil conservation includes all of the following EXCEPT_______.

• Desertification
• Contour plowing
• Terracing
• Crop rotation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What soil conservation technique is this?

• Crop Rotation
• Wind Breaks
• Contour Plowing
• No-Till Farming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Farmer Joe plowed curved rows that followed the shape of the land in order to create water breaks, what method did he use?

• contour plowing
• crop rotation
• subsoil preservation
• terrace farming

What is the name of the soil conservation method illustrated in the image?

• Reforestation

• Counter ploughing

• Strip planting

• Crop rotation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the decline in the soil health status?

• soil degradation

• soil erosion

• deforestation

• Overgrazing

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How can farmers prevent/slow down soil erosion?

• Cover their crops with a tarp 
• Water the soil everyday in order to weigh it down 
• Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place
• Cut down all of the trees and crops. 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a solution to stop wind erosion on a farmer's field?

• Plow up all of the plants
• Build a pond
• plant trees and shrubs on the edge

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What soil conservation is this?

• Cover Crops
• Soil Conservation
• Crop Rotation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do farmers call crops that they plant to cover loose soil so that it does not erode?

• extra crops
• erosion crops
• cover crops
• protective crops

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The plant roots contain nitrogen fixing bacteria _________________.

• Corn

• Soybean and other legumes

• Wheat

• Rice

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1