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WorksheetsSoil Conservation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is NOT a reason that soil is important?
Provides nutrients for plants
Provides a habitat for many organisms
Provides nutrients for animals
Provides a place for water storage
When an area can become desert like due to plants being unable to grow in infertile soil.
Soil Conservation
Desertification
Erosion
Salinization
When wind, water, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one place to another.
Soil Conservation
Desertification
Erosion
Salinization
What soil conservation techniques can be used in steep areas or areas with hills? (Check ALL that apply.)
Contour Planting
Cover Crops
Crop Rotation
No-Till Farming
Terraces
In what soil conservation technique might a farmer plant corn one year and soybeans the next to replenish the soil with nitrogen?
Contour Planting
Cover Crops
Crop Rotation
No-Till Farming
Terraces
In what soil conservation technique do the roots from the prior years crop help to hold the soil in place and prevent erosion?
Contour Planting
Cover Crops
Crop Rotation
No-Till Farming
Terraces
Which soil conservation technique is used on steep hills?
Contour Planting
Cover Crops
Crop Rotation
No-Till Farming
Terraces
Which statement about weathering and erosion is true?
Weathering moves the eroded material.
Erosion moves the weathered material.
Weathering is faster and erosion is slower.
Erosion is faster and weathering is slower.
What are the two causes of soil loss?
Weathering and erosion
Soil damage and weathering
Erosion and soil damage
What soil conservation technique is pictured?
Contour Plowing
Cover Crops
Crop Rotation
No-Till Farming
Terraces
