| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Greater pore space = (greater/less?) permeability | Less | 60%
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| Clay has (most/least?) porosity | Most | 60%
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| The mediumist thing in soil | Silt | 60%
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| __% Clay | 20 | 40%
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| __% Silt | 40 | 40%
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| __% Sand | 40 | 40%
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| The smallest thing in soil | Clay | 40%
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| Crop that depletes nitrogen from the soil | Corn | 40%
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| The biggest thing in soil | Sand | 40%
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| (Big/small?) particles have greaster pore space | Big | 20%
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| The ideal ratio of soil | LOAM | 20%
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| When holes are poked into the ground, helps with compaction | Aeration | 0%
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| The other two components of soil that fluctuate | Air and water | 0%
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| Compaction of soil due to above? | Cattlepaths | 0%
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| Soil is 45% _____ | Elements | 0%
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| Cattlepaths cause ______ | Erosion | 0%
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| Dead organic material found on the top of soil. Nutrients are released slowly during decomposition. | Humus | 0%
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| When minerals get removed from soil | Leaching | 0%
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| Crops that restores nitrogen into the soil | Legumes | 0%
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| Three nutrient elements | Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus | 0%
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| Soil is 5% ______ | Organic matter | 0%
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| The ability of water/other stuff to percolate | Permeability | 0%
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| Heavy equipment and overgrazing cause problems to? | Permeability | 0%
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| The space in between the soil particles | Pore space | 0%
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| Total amount of pore space | Porosity | 0%
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| What type of soil needs more irrigation? | Sandy | 0%
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| The amount of water a type of soil can hold | Water holding capacity | 0%
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| When the soil gets very saturated with water | Waterlogging | 0%
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