Practice Soils Envirothon Questions

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Practice Soils Questions for the Virginia Dominion Energy Envirothon Program; Visit https://vaswcd.org/additional-study-resources for more study resources. You will be able to see the correct answers after submitting your test. A copy of your test will be emailed to you.

Soil texture is defined as percentages of what 3 components?

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clay, porosity, water content

sand, silt, rock fragments

clay, silt, microbes

D. sand, silt, clay

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Which of the following components is primarily responsible for the color of the topsoil (A horizon)?

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Manganese oxide

Iron oxides

Organic matter

Various Sulfur compounds

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Where would you expect to find the youngest soils?

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Summit of a hill

Floodplain

Backslope

Sinkhole

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Where would you expect to find the oldest soils?

Summit of a hill

Floodplain

Backslope

Sinkhole

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Which soil structure indicates compaction?

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Subangular blocky

Massive

Platy

Granular

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What is the best way to control loss of soil nutrients?

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Apply only the amount the crop needs for growth and production

Maintain proper soil pH

Use Best Management Practices to reduce erosion and runoff

All of the Above

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A bag of fertilizer at the store reads “50-25-50” what does this mean?

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50%. Nitrogen, 25% Phosphate, 50% Potash

50% Phosphate, 25% Nitrogen, 50% Potash

50% Potash, 25% Nitrogen, 50% Phosphate

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List the 3 soil particles in order from smallest to largest size.

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silt, sand, clay

sand, silt, rock fragments

clay, silt, sand

sand, silt, clay

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What is the Virginia State Soil?

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Jamestown Soil

Virginiaois Soil

Pamunkey Soil

Cecil Soil

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Weight per volume is a soil’s_____

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sand size

available water

bulk density

clay content

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True or False:
Clay soil drains faster than sandy soil.

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True

False

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Select the soil properties that can affect the permeability of soil:

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Texture

Color

Structure

Pore Size and quantity

Animal and inset burrows

Which of the following are soil forming factors?

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Relief

Losses

Organisms

Time

Which pH range allows for the greatest availability of nutrients for plants?

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6.5-7.5

4.5-5.5

8.5-9.0

9.0-9.5

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Soil color is greatly influenced by the oxidation of which of the following?

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Iron

Calcium

Copper

Clay

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Match the options below:

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Nitrates

Assimilation

Ammonium

Fixation is a process in the nitrogen cycle where bacteria turn nitrogen into ___

After fixation, bacteria uses nitrification to turn ammonium into __________ which is usable by plants.

Once nitrogen has been fixed, plants can absorb it through their roots from the soil in a process known as ________ .

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