This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Soil Conservation > Methods > Soil Conservation – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Soil Conservation Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Planting trees or shrubs in rows to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion A) Mulching. B) Matting. C) Contour farming. D) Windbreaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Windbreaker. 2. The process of water or wind carrying away top loose soil is called ..... A) Flowing away. B) Blowing away. C) Erosion. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erosion. 3. The protection of soil against erosion is called ..... A) Soil pollution. B) Soil conservation. C) Weathering. D) Soil ploughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil conservation. 4. This prevents soil erosion and suppresses weeds. A) Plant cover. B) Crop rotation. C) Monoculture. D) Tillage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant cover. 5. What is the decline in the soil health status? A) Soil degradation. B) Soil erosion. C) Deforestation. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil degradation. 6. ..... is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things. A) Nonrenewable resource. B) Natural resource. C) Renewable resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resource. 7. The properties of soil A) Are similar in all layers. B) Are different from place to place. C) Are the same in all environments. D) Can only be observed with scientific equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are different from place to place. 8. Which process wears rock down and breaks it into smaller pieces? A) Infiltration. B) Weathering. C) Erosion. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 9. The region where a plant or animal lives A) Soil conservation. B) Habitat. C) Terracing. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat. 10. A rock created by heat and pressure is called a A) Metamorphic rock. B) Igneous rock. C) Mineral. D) Sedimentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metamorphic rock. 11. How can farmers prevent/slow down soil erosion? A) Cover their crops with a tarp. B) Water the soil everyday in order to weigh it down. C) Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place. D) Cut down all of the trees and crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place. 12. Salination of soil involves all of the following except ..... A) Overirrigation of soil in arid areas, leaving salts forming on top the soil. B) Dehydrating soil even more, which increasing its erosion. C) Adding compost to the soil. D) The accumulation of salts disrupting root growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding compost to the soil. 13. Why is it important to have soil conservation A) Save the soil. B) Prevent erosion. C) Prevent another dust bowl. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. What makes up a soil profile? A) The percentages of air, water, minerals, and humus. B) The type of minerals in the soil. C) The horizons in soil. D) The type of organic matter in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The horizons in soil. 15. Which of the following farming techniques do not involve the use of cover crops? A) No-till/conservational tillage. B) Conventional tillage. C) Alley cropping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conventional tillage. 16. The process of piling up rocks to prevent water flow is called: A) Rock Dam. B) Erosion. C) Mulching. D) Landslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock Dam. 17. What 2 things make up soil? A) Rocks and minerals. B) Organic matter. C) Earthworms. D) Weathered rocks and decayed organic matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathered rocks and decayed organic matter. 18. The removal and transpotation of weatheredmaterial A) Erosion and deposition. B) Physical Weathering. C) Chemical Weathering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion and deposition. 19. Which of the following is a soil conservation method A) Deworming. B) Deforestation. C) Green manuring. D) Bush burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green manuring. 20. Most plant roots grow in A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Bedrock. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topsoil. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSoil Conservation QuizzesSoil Conservation Quiz 1Soil Conservation Quiz 2Soil Conservation Quiz 3Soil Conservation Quiz 4Soil Conservation Quiz 5Soil Conservation Quiz 6Soil Conservation Quiz 7Soil Conservation Quiz 9Soil Conservation Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books