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- 1. Multiple ChoiceMovement of soil and rocks from one place to another is called...weatheringhumuserosion
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did over plowing and cutting down trees in the Great Plains during the 1930’s?It had little effectIt increased soil fertilityIt was a primary cause of the Dust BowlFarmers had a great harvest
- 3. Multiple Choice
What soil conservation is this?Cover CropsSoil ConservationCrop Rotation - 4. Multiple Choice
The pedosphere is the outermost layer of earth covered in__________
rocks
grass
soil
trees
- 5. Multiple Choice
Soil Stewardship means to
Take Care of the soil
Use up the soil
Grow Crops
- 6. Multiple Choice
A fancy word for farming is
hunting
agriculture
gathering
growing
- 7. Multiple Choice
What causes soil erosion?
ice, birds, magma
trees, animals, birds
animals, wind, crops
water, wind, ice
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did we collect evidence that humans are hurting the pedosphere (soil)?
Guessing
Habitats disappearing
Remote sensing
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the vegetative cover?
Plants, roots, and living things that cover the top layer of soil and protect it from erosion
Plants and animals that wear away at the soil and leave it with less nutrients
- 10. Multiple Choice
Crop rotation preserves nutrients and helps combat soil erosion by
planting the same crop every year
planting crops in rows
planting different crops each season
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which method of agriculture helps with soil erosion by plowing on the ridges of the earth instead of in straight lines?
Crop Rotation
Contour Plowing
Conservation Plowing
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which method of farming is when leftover crops are on the ground and help keep the soil and its nutrients in place?
Crop Rotation
Contour Plowing
Conservation Plowing
- 13. Multiple Choice
What will happen to soil when crops are NOT rotated from year to year?
Nurtients are depleted
Fertility increases
soil becomes porous
- 14. Multiple Choice
Overgrazing (animals eating too many plants) damages the soil by
removing plants that hold soil in place
makes draining the field harder
eliminates insects
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