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WorksheetsSoil Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the term for a substance with a pH below 7.0?
acidic
basic
neutral
alkaline
What is the term for a substance with a pH above 7.0; also called basic?
alkaline
acidic
neutral
saline
What is the term for a measure of land area that equals 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters; a square area about 208 feet by 208 feet or 64 meters by 64 meters?
acre
hectare
yard
square mile
What is the term for a substance with a pH above 7.0; also called alkaline?
basic
acidic
neutral
saline
What is the term for the green pigments that enable plants to take energy from sunlight and make food?
chlorophyll
hemoglobin
melanin
carotene
What is the term for a mixture of dead and decaying organic matter (leaves, garbage) and soil; bacteria in the soil break down the organic matter into soil and nutrients?
compost
sand
clay
gravel
What is the term for the separation of plant nutrients from soil samples by dissolving them?
extraction
filtration
precipitation
adsorption
What is the term for an interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environment?
ecosystem
organism
habitat
population
What is the term for food for horses or cattle?
forage crop
haystack
barnyard
silo
What is the term for the place where a population (e.g., human, plant, animal, bacteria) lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living?
habitat
organism
ecosystem
community
What is the term for very decomposed organic matter (remains of plants and animals); contains mainly carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur?
humus
peat
clay
silt
What is the term for essential chemical elements needed in large amounts for the healthy growth of plants?
macronutrients
micronutrients
vitamins
enzymes
What is the term for living organisms that are so small that individually, can only be seen through a microscope?
microorganisms
macroscopic organisms
vertebrates
plants
What is the term for a substance with a pH of 7.0?
neutral
acidic
basic
alkaline
What is the term for essential chemical elements needed for growth of healthy plants?
nutrients
vitamins
enzymes
hormones
What is the term for remains of plants and animals?
organic matter
fossil fuels
minerals
plastic
What is the term for the top layer of the earth's surface; a mixture of mineral, organic matter, and living things in which plants grow?
soil
rock
sand
clay
What is the term for the upper layer of soil; contains the greatest amount of decomposed organic matter and plant nutrients?
topsoil
bedrock
subsoil
clay
What is the term for the physical and chemical breakdown of rocks into smaller particles, minerals and soluble nutrients?
weathering
erosion
deposition
compaction
What is the term for a diagram of the amounts and types of foods needed for healthy human growth created by the United States Department of Agriculture?
USDA MyPlate
Food Web
Periodic Table
BMI Chart
