Soil is a natural resource. The components of soil include organic matter and minerals. When soil contains partly decayed organic matter it is called ...
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It has been raining for two weeks straight. There is too much moisture in the soil and the process of decomposition cannot take place. Organic matter does not decompose, but collects at the surface of the soil. The primary reason that decomposition of the organic matter cannot occur is because the soil lacks enough...
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When moistened and then squeezed, this type of soil will stay together forming a tight ball ...
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This type of soil is dark brown or black and absorbs water very well.
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This type of soil has mostly minerals and does not retain moisture very well ...
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There are five factors that determine how soils develop. Which of the following is not one of those five factors?
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Good healthy soil contains soil-dwellers and decomposers. The four main types of decomposers are ...
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When earthworms are moving through the soil they eat it, grind it, digest it and mix it. Their mucus helps
stick the particles together and their tunnels provide ...
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Farmers need to make money when growing crops. Most farmers only grow one type of crop in a particular area. This type of farming is called ...
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On the Canadian Prairies during the 1930’s, drought and poor farming methods caused a lot of the topsoil
– that is necessary to good yield crops – to blow away. This period of Canadian history is often referred
to as the ...
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Healthy high yield crops require large amounts of nutrients. All of these nutrients have specialized
functions. Fertilizer usually contains three of the six nutrients, including ...
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Sources of nitrogen used in fertilizer include ...
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The practice of planting a particular type of crop in a field every year, to match the nutrients the soil has
for this particular type of crop is called ...
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The practice of cultivating land to control weeds, without planting crops is called ...
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Many farming practices are used to save the soil from excess erosion. Planting trees or shrubs along the edges of field is one such practice. The purpose behind this is to ...
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A plowing device that would go under the stubble left on the field, to kill the weed enabled farmers to benefit from the use of ‘trash cover’. The blade was developed by C.S. Noble from Nobleford, Alberta and was called the ...
