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WorksheetsSoil Agriculture
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What soil type is typically found on the top of soil?
a)
Humus because it made up of dead, organic matter
b)
Loam because it is lighter than the other layers
c)
Clay because it is not able to fit through the finer particles
d)
Rock because the other layers are more dense
2.
What was one of the major causes of the Dust Bowl?
a)
Cold and windy weather
b)
Increasing prices and demand for crops
c)
Removal of grasses and overfarming
d)
Sandy soil composition that would not stay in place
3.
The two main agents of erosion are...
a)
wind and flowing water
b)
gravity and frost wedging
c)
oxygen and water
d)
carbon dioxiede and wind
4.
Which of the following can result from soils that are too acidic?
a)
they create acid-mine drainage
b)
they can leach soluble heavy metals
c)
they can adversely affect aquatic life
d)
they can cause neurological damage in unborn children
5.
Which layer in the soil will have the greatest concentration of organic nutrients?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
O
6.
Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing particle size?
a)
clay-sand-silt
b)
sand-clay-silt
c)
silt-clay-sand
d)
clay-silt-sand
7.
Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture?
a)
clay
b)
clay loam
c)
sandy loam
d)
silt
8.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
9.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
10.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
11.
Which type of soil is best for growing plants?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
dirt
d)
loam
12.
Which statement BEST summarizes the Tragedy of the Commons?
a)
Self-interests
outweigh public interest
b)
Public
interests outweigh self-interest
c)
It
is all right to be selfish as long as you think of the big picture.
d)
It
is a tragedy when biodiversity disappears.
13.
Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface?
a)
A, B, E,C, O
b)
O, A, B, C, E
c)
O, E, A, B, C
d)
O, A, E, B, C
14.
Silt and sand are concentrated here
a)
A horizon
b)
B horizon
c)
E horizon
d)
O horizon
15.
Liter layer, mostly undecided materials
a)
A horizon
b)
B horizon
c)
O horizon
d)
E horizon
16.
The deep, underlying non-soil materials
a)
B horizon
b)
E horizon
c)
O horizon
d)
Bedrock
17.
The layer where minerals that were leached out of layers above accumulate
a)
A horizon
b)
B horizon
c)
E horizon
d)
O horizon
18.
A mixture of soil, loam, and detritus; the topsoil
a)
A horizon
b)
B horizon
c)
E horizon
d)
O horizon
19.
Which of the following best describes industrialized agriculture?
a)
Consumes large amounts of fossil fuels, pesticides, and water
b)
Uses human labor and draft animals to grow crops
c)
Rows of crop plants are interspersed with rows of trees
d)
Uses little water or fossil fuels; relies on human labor
20.
Soil rich in organic matter
a)
clay
b)
humus
c)
loam
d)
sand
21.
Soil with the largest pores
a)
clay
b)
humus
c)
sand
d)
silt
22.
Soil composed of the finest particles
a)
clay
b)
silt
c)
humus
d)
loam
23.
Which type of irritation results in the greatest amount of water lost to evaporation?
I. Flood irrigation
II. Drip irrigation
III. Low-pressure central pivot irrigation
I. Flood irrigation
II. Drip irrigation
III. Low-pressure central pivot irrigation
a)
I only
b)
II only
c)
III only
d)
II and III
24.
Which of the following best describes the Green Revolution?
a)
An international effort to stop the construction of nuclear power plants
b)
A group whose goal is to improve how nations affect the environment
c)
Increasing the yield of farmland by using more fertilizer, better irrigation, and faster growing crops
d)
A method of getting more people to recycle paper and cardboard
25.
All of the following statements about the degradation of soil by climate change are true EXCEPT
a)
Increased flooding in coastal areas leads to soil desalinization.
b)
Increased global temperature produces more deserts.
c)
Decreased precipitation produces more deserts.
d)
Increased evaporation of water leads to soil salinization
26.
Salinization of soil can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT
a)
flooding in coastal areas
b)
rising temperatures
c)
excessive irrigation
d)
drip irrigation
27.
All of the following are negative impacts of food production EXCEPT
a)
increased erosion
b)
air pollution from fossil fuels
c)
bioaccumulation of pesticides
d)
lower death rates
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