Unit 6-Part 1 Soils
Explore the World of Soils
Welcome to the Soils Quiz! Test your knowledge about soils and their significance in our environment. This quiz features questions about soil composition, formation factors, and the lessons learned from historical events like the Dust Bowl.
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Learn about soil's role in agriculture
- Discover soil formation processes
What is soil made of?
Soil, sand, air
Dirt, air
Silt, sand, clay and organic matter
Dead stuff
Which soil forming factor has to do with the conditions in which the soil formed like temperature, precipitation and humidity?
Organisms
Time
Climate
Parent Material
Which soil forming factor has to do with the bedrock material or base material that the soil formed from?
Parent Material
Organism
Time
Relief
What was one of the lessons learned from the Dust Bowl?
Plant more crops
Improve farming practices
Have more livestock
Try to control the weather
What is one reason soils are important?
Provide structure
Create habitat for living things
Filter water and pollutants
All of the above
Which variable in an experiment is the one that you are testing or changing?
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Controlled Variable
Which variable in an experiment is the one that is measured or observed?
Independent variable
Dependent Variable
Controlled Variable
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Data
Hypothesis
Question
What is the parent material of the Lester Soil and most soils in MN?
Granite
Glacial Till
Iron ore
What is a controlled variable in an experiment?
The one that changes
The one that stays the same
The one that is measured or observed
Glaciers are large sheets of ice that cover land
True
False
Which of the main parts of soil would be most important for plant growth?
Sand
Silt
Clay
Organic Matter
The type of glacier that spread across the Arctic and down through Canada and northern US during the last Ice Age is called....
Alpine Glacier
Ice sheet
The main climate cause of the Dust Bowl was...
Hurricanes
Flooding
Drought
Moisture-rich clouds
What is one of the main ways a healthy soil can impact the foods we eat?
Makes them more soggy
Makes food more nutritious
Makes foods more colorful
Makes food more resistant
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