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WorksheetsSOIL EROSION -EVALUATION
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. When is wind an agent of soil erosion?
A. When it breaks rocks into pieces
B. When it blows rock pieces to other places
C. When it stops picking up rocks
D. When it presses down rocks
2. Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of____________.
A. gravity
B. wind
C. runoff
D. running waters
3. Which of the following is way to limit the amount of erosion caused by human activity?
A. Planting trees to protect farmland from the wind
B. Rotating herds between different grasslands
C. Planting trees to replace ones that were cut down
D. All of the above
4. Which of the following shows that soil erosion is caused by animals?
A. Construction workers are building a housing project.
B. Hen is digging the soil.
C. Root of pants are growing
D. Wind blowing
5. All of these are causes of soil erosion except one.
A. Water
B. People
C. Sun
D. Wind
6. A farmer plants peanuts in his field ever season. Lately, he has noticed that his peanuts have not been growing well anymore. What could be the reason for this?
a. The soil has become sand and coarse.
b. The soil has become hard and compact.
c. The soil has lost the nutrients needed by peanuts.
d. The soil has many microorganisms in it.
7. A farmer’s field is on the slope of a mountain. How can he prevent the soil from being washed away by the rain?
a. Build a canal at the foot of the mountain.
b. Use crop rotation.
c. Use contour plowing.
d. Build a fence around the field.
8. Heavy rain was experienced last night. When Ernesto woke up this morning , he noticed that there was mud in their front yard. What agent of erosion caused this?
a. Animal
b. human
C. water
d. wind
9. How do the roots of the trees may help in controlling soil erosion?
A. They keep the soil more intact.
B. They go down the ground.
C. They absorb the nutrients from the soil.
D. All of the above
10. What process is being modeled in this figure?
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Glaciers
D. Watering plants
