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WorksheetsSoil Erosion
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
There are two basic causes/methods of Soil Erosion
Wind and Water
Glaciers and Land Slippage
Slope and Soil Cover
Geological and Accelerated
None of the above
All Accelerated erosion is caused by man made activity
True
False
Wind Loss erosion happens
When the ground is wet
In dry conditions
When there is a lot of ground cover
Glaciers
All of the above
Newly plowed fields are a source of wind erosion
True
False
Could be both
Water erosion occurs
By water carrying soil away
Rain drops hitting bare soil
Can be very slow or can happen very fast
All of the above
None of the above
Land Slippage
Occurs on sloping land
Occurs on flat ground
Is always a man made problem
Occurs in dry conditions
None of the above
The order of soil erosion is
Deposition, Transport, Detachment
Wind, Water, Glacial, Land Slippage
Slope, Transport, Soil Cover
Detachment, Water, Wind
Detachment, Transport, Deposition
Detachment in Soil Erosion is
When raindrops break up the soil
Soil slips down a sloping area
Is not a real thing
When soil moves with water down a slope
None of the above
Deposition in Soil Erosion is
Where the soil deposited when the water slows down
When rain breaks up soil
the movement of soil with water down a slope
man made activity
all of the above
Four factors in soil erosion
Structure and Texture, Slope and Soil cover
Structure and Texture, Slope, Surface Roughness and Soil cover
Wind Water Glaciers
Land Slippage
None of the above
Surface Roughness speeds up erosion
False
True
Could be both
Soil Structure affects the soils ability to absorb water
Yes
No
Maybe
None of the above
A rough soil surface slows the downhill flow of water
A. True
B. False
C. Is more effective if done on the contour of a hill
D. Depends a great deal on the tillage practice used on the land
A,C and D
Soil cover can be
Mulch
Cover Crop
Crop residue
All of the above
None of the above
Wind Erosion
causes air pollution
produces highway safety hazards
fills drainage ditches
Occurs when persistent or frequent high-velocity winds and a dry, residue-free soil surface exist
Splash erosion
A. Can cause a soil grain to be thrown as far as 5 feet by a raindrop splash
B. is a type of wind erosion
C. is the direct movement of soil by splashing
A and C
None of the above
Sheet erosion results when thin layers, or sheets, of soil are worn away
True
False
Sheet erosion
results when thin layers, or sheets, of soil are worn away
Can occur on nearly level land or on sloping land.
lWhen muddy water is moving off a field
May go unnoticed since no channels form
None of the above
Rill Erosion
occurs on sloping land
where small channels are formed by running water.
can be masked by normal tillage practices.
None of the above
Gully erosion
occurs when rills continue to wash away and become more severe.
More likely on steeper slopes and cannot be smoothed by normal tillage practices
So large the equipment cannot cross them
Usually begin to form near the bottoms of slopes or on steep slopes
None of the above
Soil erosion is the process by which soil is moved.
True
False
Natural (geologic) erosion occurs in nature without human influence. This type of erosion has changed the landscape of the earth
True
False
