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Soil, Energy and Human Impact Review

Quiz by Bryn Neal

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  • Q1
    The top layer of a soil profile is composed mainly of
    bedrock
    clay
    lots of different minerals
    decaying organic material
    30s
  • Q2
    Decayed organic material that gives soil its dark brown color is
    bedrock
    humus
    silt
    clay
    30s
  • Q3
    If you were to observe a handful of soil, what would you most likely see?
    minerals and lots of fossils
    weathered rock and decomposed organic remains
    lots of plants and igneous rocks
    big rocks and small pieces of plastic
    30s
  • Q4
    The humus, or the organic matter in soil, is made from
    plastic
    rocks and minerals
    decaying plants and animals
    acid rain
    30s
  • Q5
    The bottom layer of a soil profile is the
    topsoil
    humus
    bedrock
    subsoil
    30s
  • Q6
    After a plant or animal die what happens to it?
    It turns into rock
    It breaks down or decays and becomes part of the soil
    It becomes air
    It becomes oil within one week
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the part of the soil that has the best nutrients and therefore is the best to grow crops?
    soil with no decaying matter
    soil with lots of decaying matter
    clay
    soil with lots of rocks
    30s
  • Q8
    You dug a hole in the ground. What is the correct order of the soil profile from the ground down into the hole?
    subsoil, bedrock, topsoil, humus
    humus, subsoil, bedrock, topsoil
    humus, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
    bedrock, subsoil, humus, topsoil
    30s
  • Q9
    A renewable resource is one that
    can be replaced in a timely manner
    you can not recycle
    you can recycle
    can never be replaced
    30s
  • Q10
    A non-renewable resource is one that
    can not be recycled
    can not be replaced in as quickly as it is used
    grows quickly
    can be recycled
    30s
  • Q11
    An example of a non-renewable resource is
    paper
    oil
    fish
    wooden table
    30s
  • Q12
    Why is wind power not used in big cities?
    The energy source is inconsistent
    Can not use the energy.
    Gas is too expensive
    Waste product is very unsafe
    30s
  • Q13
    What is a downside to using hydroelectric power?
    loss of the river and damage to the ecosystem
    killing fish
    no new frogs or fish in the water
    lots of flooding downstream
    30s
  • Q14
    We use fossil fuels as a major source of energy. Why should we find alternative energy sources?
    Fossil fuels will be around forever.
    Wind energy is too cold to use.
    Fossil fuels will run out at some point.
    Solar energy is too hot to use.
    30s
  • Q15
    The Sun provides the energy through light for plants to grow. These plants, long ago, became the fossil fuels that we use today. Does this make the Sun responsible for making the cars we drive today go?
    Yes - our cars use gasoline which is a fossil fuel.
    Yes - it is the radiation from the sun that powers our cars.
    No - it is the gravitational pull of the Sun that moves cars.
    No - the energy that powers the cars is the heat from the sun.
    30s

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