This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Soil Conservation > Methods > Soil Conservation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soil Conservation Quiz 1 (20 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) Mulching. B) Terracing. C) Contour farming. D) Matting. 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) Desertification. C) Habitat. D) Soil conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 7. Water power can be replaced naturally in a short period of time, so it is a A) Renewable resources. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Nonrenewable resource. D) Mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Storm. B) Deforestation. C) Flood. D) Soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil erosion. 14. What are the layers in soil called? A) Layers. B) Horizons. C) Gradients. D) Profiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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 texture. B) Soil fertility. C) Soil structure. D) Soil arrangement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil structure. 20. Afforestation is a term which means A) Felling of trees. B) Overgrazing. C) Growing trees. D) Making dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growing trees. Next →Related QuizzesSoil Conservation QuizzesSoil Conservation Quiz 2Soil Conservation Quiz 3Soil Conservation Quiz 4Soil Conservation Quiz 5Soil Conservation Quiz 6Soil Conservation Quiz 7Soil Conservation Quiz 8Soil Conservation Quiz 9Soil Conservation Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books