ALCANTARA, ROSEMARIE H.

3BSA5A

UNIT 7

Soil

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Please have your answers written in

CAPITAL LETTERS for it to be considered correct.

D 1.) What is soil made of?

A. Rocks C. Decayed plants and animals

B. Minerals D. All of the above

B 2.) What is another name for the layers of soil?

A. Levels C. Texture

B. Horizons D. All of the above

A 3.) It is a combination of practices used to protect the soil from degradation.

A. Soil Degradation C. Plant Conservation

B. Mineral Conservation D. Soil Conservation

D 4.) In addition to preserving soil life and organic matter, the other principles of soil

conservation are to:

A. manage surface runoff C. protect downstream watercourses

B. protect bare exposed soil surfaces D. All of the above

A 5.) It is a human-induced or natural process which impairs the capacity of soil to function

A. Soil Degradation C. Plant Conservation

B. Mineral Conservation D. Soil Conservation

A 6.) It is influenced primarily by soil mineralogy

A. Soil Shape C. Soil Temperature

B. Soil Color D. Soil Structure

D 7.) It is the arrangement of soil particles into small clumps, called peds or aggregates

A. Soil Shape C. Soil Temperature

B. Soil Color D. Soil Structure

C 8.) _________ is soil that is comprised of very fine mineral particles and not much organic

material.

A. Silt Soil C. Clay Soil

B. Sand Soil D. All of the above

B 9.) ________, which is known to have much smaller particles compared to sandy soil and is

made up of rock and other mineral particles, which are smaller than sand and larger than

clay.

A. Silt Soil C. Clay Soil

B. Sand Soil D. All of the above

A 10.) It takes 500 years to produce just under an inch of topsoil, this is the most productive

layer of soil.

A. True

B. False