Prairie Dogs Prairie Dogs Section BSection B

Prairie Dogs Prairie Dogs Section BSection B

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What is the process of breaking down parent

material called?

•A. Inorganic•B. organic•C. weathering•D. cover crop

What is the process of breaking down parent

material called?

• C. weathering

How long does it take 1 cm. of soil to form?

•A. 1 to 2 years•B. 10 t0 12 years•C. 100 to 1000 year•D. no time at all

How long does it take 1 cm. of soil to form?

•C. 100 to 1000 year

What causes weathering?

•A. Wind and water•B. Vegetable and meat•C. To much soil being produced•D. evaporation

What causes weathering?

•A. Wind and water

Why does soil form quicker in areas of warm temperature and lots of

rainfall?

• A. There is more soil their in the first place

B. Animals and plants prosper there, and die adding to the soil.

C. The question is not true, soil forms fast in cold areas.

C

Why does soil form quicker in areas of

warm temperature and lots of rainfall?

B.Animals and plants prosper there, and die adding to the soil.

Organic materials are…?

•A. Not living organisms•B. Once-Living organisms•C. Soil used in farming•D. rocks

Organic materials are…?

•B. Once-Living organisms

What is the A horizon?•A. The sun setting in the West•B. The sun setting in the East•C. The layer of good topsoil•D. The layer of rock and very

hard earth

What is the A horizon?•C. The layer of good topsoil

Where does rain water go when it falls on the

prairie?• A. To roots of plants and tree• B. Animals drink it• C. Runs off into ponds and streams• D. Soaks into the ground• E. All of the above

Where does rain water go when it falls on the

prairie?

•E. All of the above

. To roots of plants and tree

. Animals drink itRuns off into ponds and streams Soaks into the ground

What does inorganic mean?

• A. Once-living organisms• B. Non-living organisms• C. Plants and animals• D. weathering

What does inorganic mean?

•B. Non-living organisms

What is evaporations?• A. rain• B. water that is contained in a

cloud• C. The process of water changing

from a liquid to water vapors and disappearing into the air.

• D. snow

What is evaporations?•C. The process of water changing from a liquid to water vapors and disappearing into the air.

Condensation can come in the form of….

• A. Rocks• B. Weathering• C. Clouds• D. rain

Condensation can come in the form

of….

•C. Clouds

Precipitation is….•A. Rain•B. Clouds•C. Ponds•D. Prairie plants

Precipitation is….

•A. Rain

How can a farmer prevent erosion of his

fields?• A. Through cover crops• B. weathering• C. contour farming• D. Natural forming of soil• E. Both A and C

How can a farmer prevent erosion of his fields?

• E. Both A and C

• Through cover crops• Contour farming

What is erosion?• A. Wind picking up uncovered soil

and blowing it away.• B water washing soil away• C. Crops used to protect soil• D. Both A and B

What is erosion?•D. Both A and B

A. Wind picking up uncovered soil and blowing it away.B water washing soil away

What do we call hardy plants that grow in rock

pieces?

• A. organic materials• B. Weathering• C. erosion• D. pioneers

What do we call hardy plants that grow in rock

pieces?

•D. pioneers

What do plants get from animals that they

need?•A. Inorganic materials•B. Evaporation•C. Oxygen and carbon dioxide •D. Nitrogen and carbon

dioxide

What do plants get from animals that they

need?

•D. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

What do animals get from plants that they

need?•A. Oxygen, food, nitrogen•B. Inorganic materials•C. carbon dioxide •D. organic materials

What do animals get from plants that they

need?

•A. Oxygen, food, nitrogen

What causes the weathering of parent

rock?• A. Wind, evaporation, and

condensation• B Air, nitrogen, and oxygen• C. wind, ice expanding, plant

roots, rain

What causes the weathering of parent

rock?

•C. wind, ice expanding, plant roots, rain