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Soils Quiz Show

Soils Quiz Show. Ga Ag Ed Curriculum Office, July 2002 Adapted for Colorado Soils Curriculum 2006. Let’s Get Physical. Expanding Horizons. Soil Color. It’s How You Feel. General Soil. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 5. 5. 5. 5. 5.

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Soils Quiz Show

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  1. Soils Quiz Show Ga Ag Ed Curriculum Office, July 2002 Adapted for Colorado Soils Curriculum 2006

  2. Let’s Get Physical Expanding Horizons Soil Color It’s How You Feel General Soil 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

  3. Phy. Properties for 1 Question: The _____ of the soil refers to the size of the individual soil particles. Check Your Answer

  4. Phy. Properties for 1 Answer: texture Back to the Game Board

  5. Phy. Properties for 2 Question: Positively charged nutrients in the soil are called ________. Check Your Answer

  6. Phy. Properties for 2 Answer: cations Back to the Game Board

  7. Phy. Properties for 3 Question: What is slope? Check Your Answer

  8. Phy. Properties for 3 Answer: reflects the change in elevation of the soil surface over 100’ horizontally Back to the Game Board

  9. Phy. Properties for 4 Question: What determines the acid level of the soil? Check Your Answer

  10. Phy. Properties for 4 Answer: pH Back to the Game Board

  11. Phy. Properties for 5 Question: Groups of clinging soil particles are called ______. Check Your Answer

  12. Phy. Properties for 5 Answer: peds Back to the Game Board

  13. Soil Horizons for 1 Question: Soil from rock or from organic material will form in layers that lie ____ to the surface of earth. Check Your Answer

  14. Soil Horizons for 1 Answer: parallel Back to the Game Board

  15. Soil Horizons for 2 Question: If the upper horizon is classified as an “Ap” Horizon – what does that mean? Check Your Answer

  16. Soil Horizons for 2 Answer: It is an A horizon that has been “plowed” or disturbed. Back to the Game Board

  17. Soil Horizons for 3 Question: The “A” horizon is generally _____ than the horizons below and may be from a few inches to several feet thick. Check Your Answer

  18. Soil Horizons for 3 Answer: darker Back to the Game Board

  19. Soil Horizons for 4 Question: The bedrock upon which the other soil horizons rest is called the __ horizon. Check Your Answer

  20. Soil Horizons for 4 Answer: “R” Back to the Game Board

  21. Soil Horizons for 5 Question: This layer is the material from which soil originated. Check Your Answer

  22. Soil Horizons for 5 Answer: “C” Horizon Back to the Game Board

  23. Soil Color for 1 Question: What is one factor that gives soil color? Check Your Answer

  24. Soil Color for 1 • Answer: One of: • Organic matter • Weathered mineral matter • Iron present Back to the Game Board

  25. Soil Color for 2 Question: What are the basic color classifications of soils? Check Your Answer

  26. Soil Color for 2 • Answer: • Light • Medium • Dark Back to the Game Board

  27. Soil Color for 3 Question: What standard chart is used to determine soil color in the field? Check Your Answer

  28. Soil Color for 3 Answer: Munsell Color Chart Back to the Game Board

  29. Soil Color for 4 Question: What is the difference between Hue, Value, and Chroma? Check Your Answer

  30. Soil Color for 4 Answer: Hue: dominant spectral (red, yellow, blue, green) Value: relative blackness or whitness Chroma: Purity of “color” Back to the Game Board

  31. Soil Color for 5 Question: What are mottles in the soil? Check Your Answer

  32. Soil Color for 5 Answer: spots of colors in the soil – usually indicates poor aeration Back to the Game Board

  33. Soil – Texture for 1 Question: What is the smallest soil texture? Check Your Answer

  34. Soil - Texture for 1 Answer: Clay Back to the Game Board

  35. Soil - Texture for 2 Question: What is the largest soil particle type? Check Your Answer

  36. Soil - Texture for 2 Answer: sand Back to the Game Board

  37. Soil - Texture for 3 Question: How can you test soil texture? Check Your Answer

  38. Soil - Texture for 3 • Answer: • Ribboning method • (b) using soil sieves to measure Back to the Game Board

  39. Soil - Texture for 4 Question: What are the 3 soil types? Check Your Answer

  40. Soil - Texture for 4 Answer: 1) Sand 2) Silt 3) Clay Back to the Game Board

  41. Soil - Texture for 5 Question: What does loam mean? Check Your Answer

  42. Soil - Texture for 5 Answer: A mixture of sand, silt, clay Back to the Game Board

  43. Soil for 1 Question: _______ is the most precious natural resource we have. Check Your Answer

  44. Soil for 1 Answer: soil Back to the Game Board

  45. Soil for 2 Question: _____ are soils derived from volcanic sources. Check Your Answer

  46. Soil for 2 Answer: andisols Back to the Game Board

  47. Soil for 3 Question: The most common soil organisms are _________. Check Your Answer

  48. Soil for 3 Answer: nematodes Back to the Game Board

  49. Soil for 4 Question: _____ are soils that settle to the bottom of rivers and streams when the water is moving rapidly. Check Your Answer

  50. Soil for 4 Answer: alluvial Back to the Game Board

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