This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Soil Conservation > Methods > Soil Conservation – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soil Conservation Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following can cause weathering? A) Fertilizing the land. B) Minerals and humus. C) Water, wind, plants, and animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water, wind, plants, and animals. 2. Which of the following is not a source of organic fertilizer? A) Turning crop residue into a field. B) Compost. C) Animal manure or guano. D) Pellets of N-P-K. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pellets of N-P-K. 3. How are earthworms good for soil? A) Worms eat decayed material and break it down. B) They drink all of the water in the soil and dry it out. C) Worms break dance and break up rocks in the soil. D) Worms chemically weather rocks in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worms eat decayed material and break it down. 4. You notice that the leaves of a particular plant species are turning yellow and have stunted growth. Which nutrient chemical test will be low? A) Nitrogen. B) Phosphorus. C) Potassium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 5. What is a problem all farmers face? A) Soil hardening. B) Soil spoiling. C) Soil erosion. D) Soil pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil erosion. 6. Which type of farming is used when planting along the natural shape of slopes of the land? A) Contour. B) Terracing. C) No-till. D) Crop rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contour. 7. Farming with very little tilling of the soil to preventerosion. Stubble is left on the field for protection andorganic matter. A) Contour Farming. B) Cover Crop. C) Wind Break. D) No-till Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No-till Farming. 8. Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering? A) Hot and Wet. B) Cold and Dry. C) Hot and Cold. D) Cold and Wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and Wet. 9. What is the soil conservation technique in which rows of trees are planted along the edges of a field to block the wind from eroding fields and trap the soil? A) Terracing. B) Cover Crops. C) Windbreaks. D) Conservation Plowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windbreaks. 10. What is something that you can put over your flower garden to keep the moisture in and slow soil erosion? A) Crop rotation. B) Mulch. C) No till farming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mulch. 11. ..... when trees or shrubs are planted to act as a barrier to protect soil from wind erosion. A) Contour plowing. B) Windbreaks. C) Terracing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Windbreaks. 12. Which layer of soil has the most rocks and the least amount of organic matter? A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Bedrock. D) Organic layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bedrock. 13. Weathering and and living organisms activity combine to create ..... A) Bedrock. B) Soil. C) Minerals. D) Crystals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 14. Rows of trees planted around a farmstead or field toprotect it from the wind A) Terraces. B) Cover Crop. C) Contour farming. D) Windbreak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Windbreak. 15. Why would Farmer Joe use the conservation method of growing cover crops? A) Contour plowing. B) Terracing. C) To. D) To prevent weeds from growing, add nutrients to soil, and. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To prevent weeds from growing, add nutrients to soil, and. 16. What threat to soil can cause compaction and soil pollution? A) Farming. B) Urbanization. C) Overgrazing. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanization. 17. The effects of soil erosion. A) Forest harvesting. B) Excess sediment. C) Overgrazing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Which of the following would have more porosity? A) Sand. B) Gravel. C) Silt. D) Dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gravel. 19. What are the crops that are harvested in 3/4 of the U.S. soil? A) Avocados, mangos and coffee. B) Bananas, corn and sorghum. C) Sugar, pineapples and coconuts. D) Corn, cotton and wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corn, cotton and wheat. 20. Which part of soil is fit for vegetation? A) Sub soil. B) Top soil. C) Weathered rock fragments. D) Clay soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top soil. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSoil Conservation QuizzesSoil Conservation Quiz 1Soil Conservation Quiz 2Soil 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