Soil Outcome 3 Review Quiz

Which of the below are key Principles of Soil Health

• Maximize Continual Living Roots

• Maximize Biodiversity

• Minimize Disturbance

• Minimize use of Synthetic Fertilisers

• Maximize Soil Cover

The growing of different crops in succession on a piece of land to avoid exhausting the soil and to control weeds, pests, and diseases is known as

(a)  

A crop grown for the protection and enrichment of the soil is known as a

(a)  

Mustard can be a problematic cover crop, why?

• Grows too fast for our soils

• Can encourage Clubroot

• Very expensive Seed

• Slow to Establish

Soil texture may affect access to soils?

• True

• False

What tool is being used to aerate soil?

(a)  

How does Mulching benefit soil?

• Shields and protects from weather

• Retains moisture and reduces evaporation

• Retains heat

• Looks pretty

Cultural management techniques will vary depending on the land use

• True

• False

(BLANK) is the pore space in soil between mineral particles (and solid organic matter) filled with either air or water

(a)  

Rick Astley will never

• gonna give you up

• gonna let you down

• gonna let you over cultivate his soil

• gonna make you cry