Soil Exam Questions Higher - Ms Finnegan's Science...
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Soil Exam Questions Higher
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2013
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2012
• Compare limestone and granite as parent materials in soil formation.
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Describe a laboratory or field method to demonstrate cation exchange in a soil.
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2011
• List three practices that would increase the population of earthworms in farmland.
• Describe how you would identify limestone as a parent material in a soil.
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• Describe a laboratory or field experiment to demonstrate soil flocculation
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• Highlight the main differences between drainage and irrigation
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2010
• State the purpose of a soil-auger
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• Describe a laboratory or field method to determine the texture of a sample of wet soil.
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• Describe a laboratory or field method to determine the number of earthworms in a pasture.
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2009
• Give three reasons for low earthworm populations in certain soil conditions.
• Name three minerals present in igneous rocks.
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2008
• Draw a labelled diagram to show the main features of a podzol soil.
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• Give a scientific explanation for the improvement of a soil by the addition of lime.
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2007
• Explain why colloidal humus particles are more beneficial than colloidal clay particles in a soil.
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• List three characteristics of a loam soil that would make it suitable for tillage.
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• Describe a laboratory or field experiment in relation to the effect of structure formation on total pore space in soils.
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2006
• Explain why most soils in Ireland are regarded as “young” soils in geological terms.
• State three reasons why texture is an important soil property.
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• Describe a laboratory or field method to show the presence of a named mineral nutrient in a soil sample.
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2005
• (i) Name the type of sedimentary rock that is prevalent in the Burren, County Clare.
• (ii) Describe a chemical process that aids in weathering of this rock.
• (iii) Name one feature of a soil formed from this type of rock.
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• Compare a sandy soil and a clay soil under the following headings; capillarity, fertility, texture.
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2004
• List four characteristics of a loam soil in comparison to a clay soil.
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• Describe a laboratory or field method to show the presence of a named major element in a soil sample.
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2003
• Explain three characteristics of a loam soil that make it very suitable for tillage crops.
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• Explain how the aspect of a field affects the temperature of a soil in early spring.
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• Describe a laboratory or field method to show how the activities of earthworms have an important role in the soil
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2002
• Explain each of the following terms:
• (1) Soil biomass
• (2) Soil humus
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• Give one example of a sedimentary rock and state one location for this rock in Ireland.