If you were to observe a handful of soil, what materials would you most likely find?
a) weathered rock and decomposed organic remains
b) small pieces of recycled glass and tiny pebbles
c) large minerals and fossilized remains of organisms
d) small living plants and hardened lava from a volcano

what could people do to decrease erosion of the earth’s surface?
a) cut down more trees.
b) use more land to plant crops.
c) allow natural vegetation to grow.
d) allow cattle to graze more often.

the uppermost horizon, horizon o, in this profile is composed mostly of while the lower horizon, horizon c, is composed mostly of
a) silt; gravel.
b) gravel; rocks.
c) organic matter; rocks.
d) top soil; organic matter.

how do microorganisms in the soil affect the soil's fertility?
a) they convert the nutrients in the soil to compounds that plants cannot absorb.
b) they contaminate the water in the soil, making it difficult for plants to get water.
c) they decompose the remains of plants and animals and add nutrients back to the soil.
d) they fix nitrogen in the soil making it difficult for plants to get this vital nutrient.

which term describes cycles of hot and cold temperatures which expand and contract rock in combination with constant wind and water which eventually leads to rocks cracking and breaking down to form sedimentary rock?
a) deposition
b) lithification
c) physical weathering
d) chemical weathering

sedimentary rocks found high in the himalayan mountains contain fossils of clams, sea snails, and other ocean life forms. what does this tell us about the himalayan mountains?
a) continental drift resulted in the movement of tectonic plates.
b) there was once a large salt water lake on top of the mountains.
c) animals, that now live on the mountains, once lived under water.
d) the plates that formed these mountains were once under an ocean.

to solve a problem she was having, mrs. colson added some rocks through her flowerbed just under her rain gutter. what was most likely mrs. colson's problem?
a) she was having a problem with insects burrowing in her flowerbed soil.
b) the water from her gutter pipe was washing away the soil in her flowerbed.
c) the soil was blocking the path of the water flowing out of the gutter pipe.
d) the roots of her larger plants began poking through the dirt under the gutter.

clear-cut logging is a method of cutting down all the trees in a particular area. this type of logging is most likey going to effect which earth process?
a) erosion
b) climate
c) weathering
d) mountain building

according to the fossil record found across this area of the coastal united states, what conclusion can we make about area a?
a) vertebrates never lived in area a.
b) area a was completely underwater in the past.
c) life forms appeared in area a before areas b and c.
d) area a was once a land mass that eventually became submerged.

soil #1 soil #2 soil #3 soil #4
has some organic matter has lots of organic matter has no organic matter has some organic matter
mostly sand, clay, and silt mostly pebbles mostly clay; some sand mostly sand and pebbles

alexa has mixed four samples of soil. she is going to plant a tomato seedling in each one. which soil should she use for the tomato plant?
a) soil #1
b) soil #2
c) soil #3
d) soil #4

mrs. palmer held up a plant with its roots attached during a science lesson. she passed around a sample of the soil that the plant was growing in. she said that plant roots had grown down easily in this type of soil. this type of soil is also a mixture of sand, silt, and clay. what type of soil is mrs. plamer describing to her class?
a) humus
b) loam
c) subsoil
d) topsoil

weathering contributes to the composition of soil by adding
a) color.
b) moisture.
c) nutrients.
d) sediment.

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(1) A. (weathered rock and decomposed organic remains)

(2) B. (Use more land to plant crops)

(3) D. (top soil; organic matter)

(4) C. (They decompose the remains of plants and animals and add nutrients back to the soil)

(5) C. (Physical weathering)

(6) D. (The plates that formed these mountains were once under an ocean)

(7) B. (The water from her gutter pipe was washing away the soil in her flowerbed)

(8) A. (erosion)

(9) B. (Area A was completely underwater in the past)

(10) B. (Soil #2)

(11)  B. (loam)

(12) D. (sediment)

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Answer 1) A) Weathered rock and decomposed organic remains

Explanation : Observing an handful of soil would most probably have the weathered particles of the rock which are found in tiny small size and also it would have humus in it which is decomposed organic matter found in the soil.

Answer 2) B) Use more land to plant crops

Explanation : To decrease erosion of the Earth's surface one needs to hold the soil this can be achieved by planting more plants on that land. This will increase the ability of the roots of the plant to hold more soil in the form of nutrients.

Answer 3) D) Top Soil and Organic matter

Explanation : The soil profile includes the uppermost horizon as the top soil, it is considered as the horizon O while the lower horizon C is mostly composed of the organic matter which helps the soil to maintain its fertility.

Answer 4) C) They decompose the remains of plants and animals and add nutrients back to the soil.

Explanation : The main function of the micro-organisms is to decompose the dead and decaying matter. It increases the soil fertility by decomposing the organic matter and adds nutrients to the soil.

Answer 5) C) Physical Weathering

Explanation : Physical weathering is a phenomena which occurs in the rocks due to uneven surrounding temperatures which results into cracking and breaking down of the rocks to form sediments.

Answer 6) D) The plates that formed these mountains were once under an ocean.

Explanation : Fossils are dead imprints remains of the extinct species. According to the given information, it is clear that the plates which formed the mountains used to be under the ocean as it contains the dead imprints on its rock.

Answer 7) B) The water from her gutter pipe was washing away the soil in her flowerbed.

Explanation : The problem was soil erosion which was solved by using rocks under the flowerbed. This increased the water retention capacity of the soil.

Answer 8) A) Erosion

Explanation : Clear cut logging is cutting down of the trees in a particular area which would result in soil erosion as there will be no trees to hold the soil and water.

Answer 9) B) Area A was completely underwater in the past.

Explanation : As fossils are found on the rocks of the coasting United States this is a clear indication that the area A was once used to be completely under water. (Submerged in water).

Answer 10) B) Soil 2

Explanation : For growing tomato plant Alexa can use Soil #2 because, it has lots of organic matter in it which will add nutrients to the soil and has clay in it, which gives favorable condition to grow tomatoes.

Answer 11) B) Loam

Explanation : Loam soil is a mixture of soil that is widely used as ideal plant-growing soil. It's a combination soil, containing equal parts of clay, silt, and sand. This helps the plant roots to grow down easily through sand and slit and reach the nutrients of soil.

Answer 12) D) Sediment

Explanation : Weathering contributes to the composition of the soil because it breaks and cracks the rocks into small tiny particles which becomes soil after disintegration.

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