Minnesota and Soil Knowledge Quiz

Which of the following microbes are found in healthy soil?

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Viruses

• All of the above

Which of the following actions occur when rocks are broken down by temperature, water and wind.

• Glacial Activity

• Erosion

• Weathering

Which part of Minnesota is known as the Driftless Area because it was left unscraped by glaciers? Dairy farming and hiking and biking are popular in this part of the state

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Northwest

What term is used to describe large bodies of rock and sediment that hold groundwater?

• Aquifers

• Irrigation

• Rain fed soil

• Glaciers

True or False - Jennifer and Prabin enjoy their careers in agriculture because they get to work outside and travel around the state of Minnesota?

• True

• False