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Soil and Soil Lab

Last updated over 3 years ago

21 questions

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Question 4

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What is the definition of soil?

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Question 7

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How does soil form?

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Question 8

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List two minerals found in soil.

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Question 10

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What is porosity, and how does it impact water movement?

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Question 12

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What would be the perfect soil mixture, and why?

Question 13

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What is cation exchange capability, and how do clay particles and organic material impact it?

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What is compaction? How does it occur, and why does it cause problems for plants?

Question 15

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Explain what salinization is, and why it occurs. In your answer please explain why watering with groundwater has a different effect on the soil than rainwater.

Question 16

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Is soil renewable or nonrenewable? Explain why or why not.

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Question 18

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This rich layer of topsoil is the _______ horizon.

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Question 5

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What is the difference between mechanical and chemical erosion?

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Question 9

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List two living organisms that would be found in healthy soil.

Question 11

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Question 17

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Question 19

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The leaf litter and detritus above the topsoil is the _______ horizon.

Question 20

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This is the _______ horizon, full of clay and minerals but lacking organic matter.

Question 21

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This is the _______ horizon, the parent material, also known as _______ .

Plants get carbon for growth from the

air

soil

roots

groundwater

Plants get nitrogen from the

air

soil

roots

groundwater

The most important thing plants need is energy, which they get from the

air

water

soil

sun

Examples of erosion of rock include (select all that apply)

physical breaking of rocks due to glaciers

chemical erosion from oxidation

erosion from water, as in riverbeds and beaches

wind erosion in canyons

Place the following in order of size, with the first being the smallest. (This may require some googling)

silt particle

baby earthworm

bacteria

clay particle

mold spore

sand particle

Match the part of soil to the "sphere" to which it belongs.

rocks/minerals

hydrosphere

oxygen

lithosphere

bacteria, fungi

atmosphere

water

biosphere