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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What human activities can INCREASE the rate of weathering?
a)
Increasing the Amount of Acid Rain
b)
Strip Mining and Agriculture
c)
Paving over large portions of land
d)
All of the above
2.
Which activities can help prevent soil erosion?
a)
Crop rotation, terracing, contour plowing
b)
Deforestation
c)
Building cities and highways
d)
Growing crops and burning fossil fuels
3.
Most of the humus is located in the
a)
Horizon O
b)
Horizon A
c)
Horizon B
d)
Horizon D/R
4.
The formation of soil is primarily the result of which two activites
a)
stream erosion and mass movement
b)
stream deposition and runoff
c)
precipitation and wind erosion
d)
weathering and biological activity(living things)
5.
Soil formation begins with the weathering of......
a)
Litter
b)
Rock
c)
Silt
d)
Soil
6.
The best way to describe bedrock is
a)
composed of weathered parent rock
b)
composed mainly of decayed organic matter
c)
solid rock
d)
permeable
7.
The decayed organic matter in soil is called
a)
abrasion
b)
sediment
c)
humus
d)
sediment
8.
Soil is a mixture of..............
a)
organic matter, water
b)
dirt and water
c)
weathered rock and dirt
d)
weathered rock, organic matter, air, water
9.
A student conducts an investigation using four identical cans, each with a hole in the bottom. The student fills each can with a different type of soil and then adds 200 milliliters (mL) of water to each can. The graduated cylinders in the diagram below show the amount of water that drains through the soil and out the bottom of each can.
Some plants have roots that reach very deep underground. Which type of soil will most likely stop water from flowing to the deepest roots of these plants?
Some plants have roots that reach very deep underground. Which type of soil will most likely stop water from flowing to the deepest roots of these plants?
a)
Soil 1
b)
Soil 2
c)
Soil 3
d)
Soil 4
10.
A farmer is growing crops on a mountain in North Georgia. She notices that the soil and seeds erode downhill after every rainfall. Which of the following would be the best soil conservation technique to use?
a)
TERRACING
b)
CROP ROTATION
c)
NO-TILL FARMING
d)
DESERTFICATION
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