Environmental Science Quiz

Last updated over 4 years ago

14 questions

Note from the author:

After exploring soil, learning about the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and doing some outdoor activities in the environmental science unit, this was used to assess student knowledge. 

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
parent materials		decomposed leaves and dead organisms
bedrock		high in mineral matter
humus		rock fragments
subsoil		sometimes called "R" horizon

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
parent materials		decomposed leaves and dead organisms
bedrock		high in mineral matter
humus		rock fragments
subsoil		sometimes called "R" horizon

Environmental Science Quiz

Environmental Science Quiz

The O horizon is made of _____

The A horizon is called _______

Check the items that make up soil

Match the layer of the soil profile with the description that best goes with it

Classify the organisms of the Pine Barrens to either plant or animal.

The landscape of the Pine Barrens is defined by the water in it. Most of this resource is hidden in a(n) _________.

Besides water, a defining element of the Pine Barrens is ________

__________ plants get the nutrients they need when digestive juices and enzymes break the insects trapped by the plant down.

The water in the river is tea colored and ________, allowing only hardy fish and plants to survive in it.

The O horizon is made of _____

The A horizon is called _______

The B horizon is know as

The C Horizon is called _______

Below the C horizon is a layer of solid rock called

Check the items that make up soil

Match the layer of the soil profile with the description that best goes with it

Classify the organisms of the Pine Barrens to either plant or animal.

The landscape of the Pine Barrens is defined by the water in it. Most of this resource is hidden in a(n) _________.

Besides water, a defining element of the Pine Barrens is ________

__________ plants get the nutrients they need when digestive juices and enzymes break the insects trapped by the plant down.

The water in the river is tea colored and ________, allowing only hardy fish and plants to survive in it.

The B horizon is know as

The C Horizon is called _______

Below the C horizon is a layer of solid rock called