#1 | This practice involves plowing fields along the curves of a slope | What is contour plowing? |
#2 | Fungi, protists, bacteria, and worms are called | What are decomposers |
#3 | Any material that can be harmful to human health or the environment is called | What is hazardous waste? |
#4 | This type of weathering changes the mineral makeup of the rock | What is chemical weathering? |
#5 | Glass, paper, metal and plastic | What are the four major categories of products recycled? |
#1 | The loose, weathered material on the Earth's surface is called | What is soil? |
#2 | The movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity | What is erosion? |
#3 | The most important agent on chemical weathering is | What is water? |
#4 | This type of weathering physically breaks rock into smaller pieces | What is mechanical/physical weathering? |
#5 | These contribute to most of the organic remains in humus | What is plants? |
#1 | This depends on the type of rock and the climate | What is the rate of weathering? |
#2 | This kind of soil is best for growing plants | What is loam? |
#3 | The gas that causes rocks containing iron to rust is | What is oxygen? |
#4 | Chemical weathering occurs more quickly in this climate | What is hot and humid? |
#5 | A rock at the surface that slowly turns reddish brown is an example of | What is oxidation? |
#1 | The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried by wind is | What is abrasion? |
#2 | A material that contains air space that allows water to seep through is | What is permeable? |
#3 | Rerduce, Reuse and Recycle are known as | What are the "three R's"? |
#4 | The process of restoring an area of land to a more natural, productive state | What is land reclaimation? |
#5 | This forms when pollutants combine with water vapor in the clouds | What is acid rain? |
#1 | The process that breaks down rocks and other materials at Earth's surface | What is weathering? |
#2 | The decaying organic material in the soil is called | What is humus? |
#3 | The solid layer of rock beneath the soil | What is bedrock? |
#4 | The area climate, plant type and soil composition | What are the 3 factors scientist use to classify soil types |
#5 | Agriculture, Development and Mining | What are the 3 ways people change land for use |
Final Question | |
Soil is made up of these 5 things | What are rock particles, minerals, humus, water and oxygen? |