Soil

Question 1

Soil is the product of ______

Answer 1

weathering

Question 2

what is soil the product of…

Answer 2

weathering

Question 3

What makes soil important?

Answer 3

it plays a role in ensuring bio-diversity, allowing plants to grow, and animals to live

Question 4

Soil is composed of the end ______ of weathering

Answer 4

products

Question 5

What are some examples of the products of weathering?

Answer 5

Sand, silt, and clay

Question 6

Soil is composed of the sand, silt, clay and other products of weathering, but it also has _______ in its complex mixture.

Answer 6

humus

Question 7

What is humus?

Answer 7

decaying organic matter

Question 8

Are air and water in soil?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

What are factors of soil formation?

Answer 9

• Parent material
• Climate
• Organisms
• Topography
• Time
• Human activity

Question 10

A soils parent material is which ______ are breaking down to form that soil

Answer 10

rocks

Question 11

will soils in Florida be different than soils in Pa?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Soils are classified by…

Answer 12

their percentages of clay, sand, and silt

Question 13

Any area that has soil will have different ______ within that soil

Answer 13

layers

Question 14

Layers of soil are called…

Answer 14

soil horizons

Question 15

Soil profiles consist of….

Answer 15

a sequence of soil horizons

Question 16

What is the distinct characteristic of the O-Horizon?

Answer 16

is a mixture of organic matter

Question 17

What is the distinct characteristic of the E-Horizon?

Answer 17

It is a light-colored layer marked by removal of soluble material

Question 18

What is the distinct characteristic of the B-Horizon?

Answer 18

it is the maximum accumulation of clay minerals

Question 19

What is the distinct characteristic of the C-Horizon?

Answer 19

It is the parent rock that has not been weathered yet

Question 20

Is soil a renewable or non-renewable resource?

Answer 20

non-renewable

Question 21

What are two soil conservation techniques?

Answer 21

Cover crops

contour plowing

Question 22

Cover cropping is when you keep a plant in the soil year round to prevent _______ and erosion

Answer 22

weathering