Soil and Water Basics 2

There are different types of soil. Each with its own characteristics. Dig  deep and you’ll see that soil is made of layers called __________.

• Humus

• Horizons

• Profiles

• Bedrock

Put the horizons together, and they form a __________.

• Horizon Profile

• Sediment Profile

• Soil Profile

• Facebook Profile

Which soil horizon is mostly organic?

• A

• B

• R

• O

Soil level a is:

• Mostly Organic

• Humus

• Topsoils

• Clay

The _________ includes all of the water on earth.

• Ocean

• Watershed

• Hydrosphere

• Water Table

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The earths surface is __% water.

• 50

• 60

• 70

• 80

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3% of earths water is _______.

• Salinated

• Fresh

• Groundwater

• Frozen

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⅔ of the earth's surface, fresh water is _________ in the polar ice caps, glaciers or ice bergs. 

• Frozen

• Melting

• Liquid

• Vapor

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The ____________ is a description of the continuous movement of the hydrosphere.

• Bi Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Hydroelectric Cycle

• Moisture Cycle

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The water cycle is powered by _____.

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Earths Magnetic Field

• The Earths Geothermal Heat (Magma)

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