This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Soil Conservation > Methods > Soil Conservation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soil Conservation Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Planting crops across or perpendicular to slopes to follow the shape of a slope of a field A) Terracing. B) Matting. C) Contour farming. D) Mulching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contour farming. 2. The solid rock that forms Earth's surface is called ..... A) Sediment. B) Bedrock. C) Clay. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bedrock. 3. It is known as the Sorrow of China A) Yellow river. B) Black river. C) Blue river. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow river. 4. Which of the following is not true about using inorganic fertilizer to enrich the soil? A) It adds specific amounts of major plant nutrients:NPK. B) It is doesn't add organic matter to the soil, which gives it carbon and better structure. C) It can easily dissolve and infiltrate the soil or to runoff into a body of water. D) It contains manure and compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It contains manure and compost. 5. Two main forces of erosion are: A) Rain and snow. B) Wind and water. C) Sunlight and wind. D) PH and salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind and water. 6. The process by which wind, water, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another A) Erosion. B) Habitat. C) Soil conservation. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 7. Water power can be replaced naturally in a short period of time, so it is a A) Metamorphic rock. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Renewable resources. D) Mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable resources. 8. Which of the following takes up approximately 50% of soil? A) Water and humus. B) Water and loam. C) Air and loam. D) Air and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air and water. 9. ..... is when you prevent soil erosion or keep soil from being contaminated. A) Soil conservation. B) Soil erosion. C) Crop rotation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil conservation. 10. Which of the following is not a cause of soil erosion? A) Overgrazing. B) Landslides. C) Afforestation. D) Rain wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afforestation. 11. Consider the following statements regarding the soil and land conservation:I. Soil erosion is the loosening and displacement of topsoil particles from the land.II. Soil erosion is a natural process that occurs on all lands.III. Land degradation is the deterioration in the quality of land. A) Only I. B) I and II. C) II and III. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Mass movement of rocks down the hills could be a sign of: A) Landslides. B) Floods. C) Deforestation. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landslides. 13. The wearing off or carrying away of soil by the action of water or wind is called A) Deforestation. B) Flood. C) Soil erosion. D) Storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil erosion. 14. What are the layers in soil called? A) Horizons. B) Gradients. C) Layers. D) Profiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horizons. 15. Mrs. Amerson placed a soil sample in a bottle and put some water in it. She shook it up and let the soil settle. She noticed some dark stuff floating at the top of the bottle. The dark stuff was most likely A) Silt. B) Clay. C) Sand. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humus. 16. What is conservation plowing? A) Conservation Plowing is a method of planting and planting and harvesting where stalks and other residue from the previous year are left on the ground into the next season. B) Conservation plowing is plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion. C) Conservation plowing is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation Plowing is a method of planting and planting and harvesting where stalks and other residue from the previous year are left on the ground into the next season. 17. Human activities that increase soil erosion include A) Mining. B) Overgrazing by cattle. C) Afforestation. D) Both mining and overgrazing by cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both mining and overgrazing by cattle. 18. Soil conservation done on hill slopes ..... A) Ploughing. B) Terrace farming. C) Erosion. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrace farming. 19. Which of the following describes the arrangement of particles in soil? A) Soil fertility. B) Soil texture. C) Soil arrangement. D) Soil structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil structure. 20. Afforestation is a term which means A) Growing trees. B) Making dams. C) Felling of trees. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growing trees. 21. The dust bowl happened because ..... A) Farmers plowed all the prairie grasses and then a drought happened. B) It was just a drought. C) Because the area should not have been farmed. D) It was a little thing don't worry about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers plowed all the prairie grasses and then a drought happened. 22. This may lead to soil erosion A) Terrace farming. B) Growing of crops. C) Afforestation. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 23. What soil is made of? A) Rocks. B) Organic materials. C) Small rocks and organic matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small rocks and organic matter. 24. Which soil component has the least capacity for holding water? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand. 25. What type of resource is soil considered? A) Secondary resource. B) Renewable resource. C) Non-renewable resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-renewable resource. 26. Which soil is on the bottom? A) Bedrock. B) Subsoil. C) Topsoil. D) Bottom soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bedrock. 27. Acid rain contains rainwater mixed with sulfuric acid or A) Oxygen. B) Hydrochloric acid. C) Silicon. D) Nitric acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitric acid. 28. Most types of plants grow best in soil with a pH of ..... A) Between 6 & 8. B) Either 1 or 14. C) Between 10 & 12. D) Between 1 & 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between 6 & 8. 29. Overgrazing is responsible for causing: A) Soil depletion. B) Floods. C) Earthquake. D) Landslides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil depletion. 30. Sandy soil has a lot of ..... A) Rocks and minerals. B) Clay and leaves. C) Organic matter. D) Sea shells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rocks and minerals. 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