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Soil Conservation Methods
Test Description: To help you study for obj. 3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which conservation method would be described as creating a row of trees in the middle of a field to break up the air moving?
A
conservation tillage
B
terracing
C
contour plowing
D
windbreaks
2) Choose the option that is NOT good for soil
A
Terracing
B
Ice wedging
C
Contour plowing
D
Crop rotation
3) No-tillage (conservation tillage) improves the quality of soil because:
A
Soil is not loosened so less erosion takes place
B
It prevents pesticides from affecting crops
C
Humans mess with natural processes
D
Different plants require different nutrients
4) All of the following are ways to maintain soil quality and conservation EXCEPT:
A
Crop rotation
B
Terraced farming
C
Use of synthetic fertilizers
D
Reduced tillage
5) What is terracing?
A
Adding a line of trees in your field to help with the wind
B
Carving flat pieces of land on a hill or mountain, like steps, to plant crops
C
Alternating what crops you plant in the same field
D
Cutting down on the number of times you plow or till a field
6) What is contour planting?
A
Planting different crops each season to replenish nutrients
B
Planting with the lay or shape of the land
C
Planting trees in the middle of fields
D
Planting on steps on the side of a hill/mountain
7) What does it mean to create windbreaks?
A
Plant different crops to help replenish nutrients.
B
Plant on steps on the side of a hill/mountain
C
Plow with the lay of the land
D
Plant rows of trees in fields to block the wind
8) Crop rotation improves the quality of soil because:
A
Humans mess with natural processes
B
Weeds and vegetation are allowed to grow
C
Different plants require different nutrients
D
It prevents pesticides from affecting crops
9) A major causes of soil erosion and degradation is:
A
overgrazing by livestock
B
poor farming techniques
C
all of the above
D
off-road vehicles
10) A major harmful effect of soil erosion is:
A
loss of soil fertility
B
increase in soil water content
C
additional topsoil
D
improved aeration of the soil
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