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Test Description: Soil Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Composition, fertility, color, texture, structure, density and pH are all
A
types of soil
B
examples of soil.
C
properties of soil.
D
processes of soil.
2) Which of the following pH values represents a neutral condition?
A
8.0
B
5.0
C
7.0
D
2.0
3) Subsoil is generally equivalent to which soil horizon?
A
C
B
A
C
B
D
O
4) In a given soil, the horizon with the highest organic matter content is generally the ___ horizon.
A
B
B
C
C
O
D
A
5) Soil is made up of what four main ingredients?
A
Tiny pieces of rock, air, water, and humus or dead plant material
B
Air, water, tiny pieces of rock, and manure
C
Humus, or dead plant material, clay, water, and salts
D
Tiny pieces of rock, humus, air and sand
6) This type of soil dries out quickly after a rainstorm
A
Clay
B
gravel
C
Sand
D
Loam
7) This type of soil is the best kind for growing most things.
A
Sand
B
Clay
C
Silt
D
Loam
8) This soil ingredient is made up of decayed plants and animals
A
Minerals
B
Humus
C
Water
D
Air
9) What is soil erosion?
A
The way that soil is formed.
B
Another name for the greenhouse effect.
C
Another name for soil pollution.
D
A process that moves soil by wind and water.
10) What are the three main layers in a soil profile?
A
Subsoil, clay, bedrock
B
Topsoil, subsoil, and parent material
C
Minerals, humus, and air
D
Loam, sand, and clay
11) Soil is formed by the breaking up of rocks into tiny pieces, which is called weathering. What are three things that can cause this weathering?
A
Wind, water, and pH
B
Weathering, erosion, and deposition.
C
Wind, water, heating and cooling of the rock.
D
Lightning, heating and cooling of rock, and water.
12) The more humus a soil contains the more _____ it is.
A
pH
B
fertile
C
colorful
D
gritty
13) Poor soil management can result in ____________ and nutrient depletion.
A
weathering
B
Black Saturday's
C
deposition
D
erosion
14) Rotting or breaking down of plants and animals
A
road kill
B
erosion
C
decomposition
D
bedrock
15) Topsoil is dark in color because it
A
undergoes a lot of chemical weathering.
B
has a large amount of organic material.
C
contains a lot of worms.
D
is full of dark rocks.
16) Soil scientists study the layers of soil that go together called
A
residual soil.
B
soil horizons.
C
a soil profile.
D
transoprted soil.
17) A renewable resource is a resource that may be replaced by nature
A
in 1000 years.
B
in a relatively short time period.
C
like coal.
D
or bought at your local GNC.
18) Chemical and mechanical are two kinds of
A
decomposition.
B
composition.
C
weathering.
D
erosion.
19) The two most important factors that determine the rate of weathering are
A
the type of rock and minerals.
B
the type of rock and climate.
C
erosion and decomposition.
D
climate and location.
20) A measure of the ability to allow the movement of fluid through it
A
volume
B
airtight
C
porosity
D
permeability
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