Soil Erosion

The deterioration of the soil needed for plant growth is called

• soil degradation

• intercropping

• crop rotation

• cover crops

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The planting of different crops in mixed arrangements

prevents erosion by providing more plant cover

• soil degradation

• intercropping

• crop rotation

• cover crops

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Planting a 2nd crop after harvest to prevent erosion

• soil degradation

• intercropping

• crop rotation

• cover crops

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A natural process that  creates soil by breaking down rock is called

• erosion

• shelterbelts

• tilling

• terracing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rows of trees or other tall, perennial plants that are planted along the edges of fields to slow the wind are called ____ and reduce erosion.

• erosion

• shelterbelts

• tilling

• terracing

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Plowing sideways across a hillside, perpendicular to the hill’s slope.

The plowed furrows follow the contours of the land, and it catches soil before it’s carried away.  

• contour farming

• shelterbelts

• tilling

• terracing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Transforming steep slopes into a series of steps like a staircase

it minimizes erosion on steep hillsides. 

• erosion

• shelterbelts

• tilling

• terracing

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Tilling the soil, using tools to break up the soil, can cause soil erosion.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Overgrazing and poor farming practices lead to desertification, a loss of soil productivity

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following did NOT lead to the Dust Bowl

• Poor farming practices such as tilling

• Overgrazing of sheep and cows

• Farming land that did not receive a lot of rain

• No till farming, cover crops and crop rotation.