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SOIL SCIENCE

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria, fungi, worms, insects, small

    mammals, and many other organisms

    inhabit the soil, participate in and 

    regulate in what processes?

(a)  

2.

Soil organisms create (a)   growth of 

    plants and also decompose plant and 

    animal remains.

3.

Living organisms greatly affected by 

    physical and chemical environmental 

    factors such as moisture

(a)  

4.

                  - type and amount of clay

                  - temperature of 90*-100*F

                  - size of residue

                  - oxygen content above 5%

                  - soil pH near 7.0

(a)  

5.

                - huge reserve of nutrients

                  - mineralization releases NPK

                  - imparts dark color on soil

                  - absorbs 20x its mass of water

                  - activities of macro and 

                    microorganisms promote 

                    formation of macropores

                    and aggregates

                  - buffering of soil pH

                  - carbon sequestration

(a)  

6.

 The taking of gaseous CO2 from the 

     atmosphere and storing it in stable

     solid form.

(a)  

7.

                 - management of crop residue

                  - application of manure

                  - rotations

                  - precision agriculture

                  - cover crops

                  - agroforestry

                  - pasture establishment

                  - irrigation

                  - terracing

(a)  

8.

The volume of soil, water and air.

(a)  

9.

decompose and dispose of

   plant and animal remains.

(a)  

10.

 In the process, these organisms form          

       (a)   , which is a more active 

     component of soil than mineral clays.

11.

Microorganisms also perform 

      important steps in various (a)    

      cycles and what phases?

12.

What is the biological rule of 

      microorganisms?

(a)  

13.

- maintenance of soil structure

                  - regulation of water movement

                  - carbon sequestration and gas 

                    exchange

                  - soil detoxification

                  - nutrient cycling

                  - decomposition of om

                  - suppression of pests, 

                    parasites and diseases

                 - source of food and medicines

                  - symbiotic and asymbiotic 

                    relationship w/plants and 

                    their roots

                  - plant growth control (+ & -)

                  - biological decomposition/

                    weathering of rocks

(a)  

14.

What are the types of 

      microorganisms?

(a)  

15.

One-celled organisms that are the 

      most abundant forms of life in soils

(a)  

16.

 Mycelial bacteria that have threadlike 

      extensions.

(a)  

17.

Abundant in habitats with adequate 

      moisture and lighting.

(a)  

18.

Multicellular organisms ranging in

      size

(a)  

19.

Means fungus root, it forms a sheath 

      around the plant root.

(a)  

20.

When the hyphae penetrate the root 

      cells, they form highly branched 

      structures called (a)   .

21.

What are the types of mycorrhizae?

(a)  

22.

This is when the hyphae extend into 

      spaces between root cells.

(a)  

23.

This is when the hyphae extend into 

      the root cells.

(a)  

24.

 One-celled animals.

(a)  

25.

 Slime molds, which are intermediate 

      between protozoa and fungi.

(a)  

26.

nutrients from minerals are 

                  absorbed by plants, which will  

                  then die and return to the soil 

                  where they decompose and 

                  release the nutrients again

(a)  

27.

How many percent of nitrogen are 

      there in the atmosphere?

(a)  

28.

What are the three main steps in the 

      nitrogen cycle?

(a)  

29.

The first step in mineralization.

(a)  

30.

 Reaction that results in the conversion 

      of ammonium ions to nitrate ions.

(a)  

31.

The process whereby NO3- 

      undergoes chemical reduction into N2.

(a)  

32.

What are the soil chemical properties?

(a)  

33.

 What are the chemically active 

      fractions of soil?

(a)  

34.

The loss of nutrients in the soil.

(a)  

35.

When solid particles in the soil has the 

      capacity to attract and hold particles 

      on its surface.

(a)  

36.

It is determined by its parent rock 

      material, etc.

(a)  

37.

Consists of living organism and 

      decomposing remains of plants

      and animals.

(a)  

38.

Used to describe dead organic matter 

      which have decomposed.

(a)  

39.

What are often called the colloidal 

      system?

(a)  

40.

   It means extremely small particles.

(a)  

41.

Colloids can be seen with what 

      microscope?

(a)  

42.

 What are positively and negatively 

      charged ions called?

(a)  

43.

 It is when ions attracted to different 

      charge may be exchanged.

(a)  

44.

 It is when negatively charged sites

      on colloidal surfaces are much more

      numerous than are the positive sites.

(a)  

45.

Mineral particles made up mostly of

      silicon, oxygen and aluminum.

(a)  

46.

Clay minerals with water molecules on

      their structure, which also have a platy 

      or layered structures are called (a)   .

47.

When a silica layer develops a

                  negative charge from the O2 

                  ions along the edge of crystal,

                  isomorphous substitution

(a)  

48.

What are the groups of silicate clays?

(a)  

49.

expanding lattice clays

(a)  

50.

 What is a common member of the 

      smectite group?

(a)  

51.

 Derived by weathering of mica.

(a)  

52.

Made up of one silica and one alumina 

      layer.

(a)  

53.

The bond between these lattice layers 

      is called a (a)   .

54.

Cations in the outer layer are 

      sometimes called (a)   .

55.

 The measure of how many cations can 

      be retained in the surface of a soil 

      particle.

(a)  

56.

The characteristic of clay and humus 

      to attract, hold, and release cations is

      called (a)   .

57.

 The concentration of hydrogen ions

      (H+) and hydroxyl ions (OH−) in the 

      soil solution,

(a)  

58.

_____ is a measure of how acidic or 

      alkaline the soil is. Numbers ranging

      from 0-6 indicate that the soil is _____ 

      while numbers ranging from 8-14 

      show that the soil is _____, number 7 

      being the _____.

(a)  

59.

(a)   refers to a resistance to change 

      in pH.

60.

Many (a)   left evidence that it was 

      well understood how vital water was.

61.

- essential to plant growth

                  - essential to microorganisms

                  - important in weathering 

                  - plays a role in moderation of

                    soil moderation

                  - active factor in soil formation

(a)  

62.

What does water in the soil influence?

(a)  

63.

The study of the movement of water 

      on the earth.

(a)  

64.

 The summary of all the processes 

      involving water.

(a)  

65.

What is the formula for soil water 

      budget?

(a)  

66.

What are the inputs?

(a)  

67.

 What are the outputs?

(a)  

68.

The rate of infiltration varies with the

      texture and physical condition 

      ( (a)   ) at the soil surface.

69.

A farmer can influence the infiltration 

      rate of a soil by keeping a protective  

      _____   on the surface and by 

      maintaining good _____.

(a)  

70.

Transformation of water from liquid to 

      vapor regulated by solar energy, etc.

(a)  

71.

The process of evaporation from

      stomata is called (a)   .

72.

When gravity causes water to move

      downward through the soil, particularly

      in larger pores.

(a)  

73.

The amount of water that percolates.

(a)  

74.

Porous soil or rock layers that are 

      saturated are called (a)   .

75.

What are the two forces the impact 

      soil water storage and movement.

(a)  

76.

 _____ is the attraction of a surface for 

      water and _____ is the attraction of 

      one water molecule for another.

(a)  

77.

What do you call when the plant root 

      absorbs moisture, water tends to 

      move toward it.

(a)  

78.

 What do you call plants that have low, 

      high & moderate water requirements?

(a)  

79.

Explain field capacity, saturation and

      permanent wilting point.

(a)  

80.

The practice of burying a network of 

      perforated pipes horizontally in the 

      soil. 

(a)  

81.

 Involves digging channels in the soil.

(a)  

82.

Different irrigation systems are used 

      based on the (a)   .

83.

involves flooding

(a)  

84.

Water is sprayed onto the crop.

(a)  

85.

Utilizes small tubes on the soil 

      surface.

(a)  

86.

- improved timing of water 

                    application

                  - plastic lining of supply ditches

                  - selection of crops

                  - optimized plant population

                    density

                  - attention to plant nutrition and 

                    health maintenance

(a)  

87.

What techniques can be used to 

      minimize water loss by

      evaporation.

(a)  

88.

 All plants need _____ to grow.

      Light from the sun supplies the energy 

      needed for _____, and also and also 

      warms the soil and air in which crops 

      grow.

(a)  

89.

Soil temperature affects what activities 

      that occur in the soil?

(a)  

90.

- influencing factor in plant

                    growth rates

                  - influences the growth and 

                    activity of microorganisms 

                  - influence on the dissolving of 

                    minerals by water

                  - impacts the physical form of 

                    water (ice, liquid, vapor)

(a)  

91.

 Invisible electromagnetic waves.

(a)  

92.

 Heat conduction occurs when energy

      is transferred from one molecule to

      an adjacent, cooler molecule (direct 

      contact).

(a)  

93.

The ability of a material to conduct 

      heat.

(a)  

94.

The involvement of a heated fluid.

(a)  

95.

 What are the techniques in managing 

      soil temperature?

(a)  

96.

 Tilling the soil and creating a rough

      surface is likely to lower the albedo

      and improve heat gain.

(a)  

97.

 What is albedo?

(a)  

98.

(a)   applied to the soil surface

      with the intent of enhancing or

      restricting heat flow.

99.

. Most significant temperature control

      method for soils.

(a)