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Welcome to the ultimate Earth Science quiz! Dive deep into the fascinating world of soil, its layers, and the crucial role it plays in our ecosystem. Whether you're a student, a teacher, or just someone passionate about nature, this quiz is designed to challenge and educate.
In this quiz, you will cover:
- Types of soil
- Layers of soil
- Human impact on soil
- Soil conservation techniques
It is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, & organisms that together support life.
Soil
Sand
Clay
Chalk
Soil is also known as the ___________.
Land of the Free
Home of the Brave
Layers of the Land
Skin of the Earth
These are four main functions of the pedosphere EXCEPT:
Medium for plant growth
Means of water storage, supply, & purification
Improves the biosphere
Habitat for organisms
Modifier of Earth's atmosphere
TYPES OF SOIL: It has large particles with large spaces or pores between them.
Sandy Soil
Clay Soil
Silty Soil
Peaty Soil
TYPES OF SOIL: It is finely grained natural rock / soil material that combines one or more clay materials.
Sandy Soil
Clay Soil
Chalky Soil
Loamy Soil
TYPES OF SOIL: It is made up of waterlogged partially-decomposed plant material.
Peaty Soil
Loamy Soil
Silty Soil
Clay Soil
TYPES OF SOIL: It is composed mostly of sand, silt, & a smaller amount of clay.
Loamy Soil
Peaty Soil
Silty Soil
Chalky Soil
TYPES OF SOIL: It is largely made up of calcium carbonate & are very alkaline.
Loamy Soil
Peaty Soil
Silty Soil
Chalky Soil
TYPES OF SOIL: It is a granular material of a size between sand & clay, whose mineral origin is quartz & feldspar.
Silty Soil
Chalky Soil
Clay Soil
Sandy Soil
LAYERS OF SOIL: It has a thick layer of plant remains, such as leaves & twigs.
Organic
Topsoil
Subsoil
Parent Material
Bedrock
LAYERS OF SOIL: It is fairly thin. It is composed of organic matter & minerals. It is the primary layer where plants & animals live.
Organic
Topsoil
Subsoil
Parent Material
Bedrock
LAYERS OF SOIL: It is made primarily of clay, iron, & organic matter which accumulated through a process called ILLUVIATION.
Organic
Topsoil
Subsoil
Parent Material
Bedrock
LAYERS OF SOIL: All upper layers developed from this layer. It is mostly made up of large rocks.
Organic
Topsoil
Subsoil
Parent Material
Bedrock
LAYERS OF SOIL: It is several feet below the surface. It is made up of a large solid mass of rocks.
Organic
Topsoil
Subsoil
Parent Material
Bedrock
Organic Layer
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Topsoil Layer
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Subsoil Layer
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Parent Material Layer
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Bedrock Layer
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
Horizon O
HUMAN ACTIVITIES: This takes place when vegetation or pasture is repeatedly removed from land & is not given enough time to continue growing.
Overgrazing
Agricultural Activities
Deforestation
Overexploitation of Land to Produce Fuelwood
Industrialization
HUMAN ACTIVITIES: This is any activity directly related to the cultivation & harvesting of trees.
Overgrazing
Agricultural Activities
Deforestation
Overexploitation of Land to Produce Fuelwood
Industrialization
HUMAN ACTIVITIES: This is when humans remover or clear large areas of forest lands & related ecosystems.
Overgrazing
Agricultural Activities
Deforestation
Overexploitation of Land to Produce Fuelwood
Industrialization
HUMAN ACTIVITIES: This happens because wood is a domestic, traditional, & renewable resource that is locally available.
Overgrazing
Agricultural Activities
Deforestation
Overexploitation of Land to Produce Fuelwood
Industrialization
HUMAN ACTIVITIES: This involves improper disposal of factory waste & toxic chemicals which causes the soil to become contaminated.
Overgrazing
Agricultural Activities
Deforestation
Overexploitation of Land to Produce Fuelwood
Industrialization
It is a set of management strategies for the prevention of soil being eroded from the Earth's surface or becoming chemically altered by overuse, acidification, salinization, or other chemical soil contamination.
Soil Preservation
Soil Conservation
Soil Reservation
Soil Contamination
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: It is very thin in comparison to the other layers.
Crust
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: The CRUST is composed of 2 basic rock types. What are those?
Granite & Basalt
Sandstone & Marble
Obsidian & Iron Ore
Coal & Flint
Oceanic Crust
8 km deep
8 km deep
Continental Crust
8 km deep
8 km deep
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: It is the largest layer of the Earth & it is composed of hot, dense rock. It is the reason why plates move.
Crust
Mantle
Core
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: It is where the ASTHENOSPHERE is found.
Crust
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: It is a soft, plastic layer where the plates "float".
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Cryosphere
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: It is bigger than the upper mantle. It takes up most of the volume of the Earth.
Crust
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: It is like a ball of very hot metals. All metals in it are in LIQUID state.
Crust
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
LAYERS OF THE EARTH: It is said that the OUTER CORE is composed of melted metals: ________ & ________.
Nickel & Iron
Copper & Tin
Lead & Mercury
Titanium & Cobalt
It is a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
Seafloor Spreading
Continental Drift Theory
Plate Tectonics
Magnetic Field Theory
CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY: It was first proposed by _________ in 1596.
Abraham Ortelius
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Georges Lemaitre
CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY: It was a former supercontinent that included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart.
Pangaea
Gondwanaland
Eurasia
Panthalassa
CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY: The following are EVIDENCES of the Continental Drift Theory EXCEPT:
Gravitational / Magnetic Field
Similar Fossils & Rock Structures
Climate
Jigsaw / Puzzle Pieces
Rotation of Earth
TYPES OF OCEAN BASINS: It is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor.
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Guyot
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
TYPES OF OCEAN BASINS: It is an underwater mountain system, typically having a valley / rift running along its spine.
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Guyot
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
TYPES OF OCEAN BASINS: It is also known as a "tablemount". It is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain with a flat top.
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Guyot
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
TYPES OF OCEAN BASINS: It is an underwater landmass which extends from a continent.
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Guyot
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
TYPES OF OCEAN BASINS: It is a seaward border of the continental shelf.
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Guyot
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
TYPES OF OCEAN BASINS: They are thick sequences of continental material accumulated between the continental slope of the abyssal plain.
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Guyot
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
TYPES OF CONTINENTAL SHELF: It is an area of relatively shallow water.
Shelf Sea
Insular Shelf
Shallow Shelf
All of the choices.
TYPES OF CONTINENTAL SHELF: It is the shelf surrounding an island.
Shelf Sea
Insular Shelf
Shallow Shelf
All of the choices.
EVOLUTION of OCEAN BASINS: First Stage?
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
EVOLUTION of OCEAN BASINS: Second Stage?
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
EVOLUTION of OCEAN BASINS: Third Stage?
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
EVOLUTION of OCEAN BASINS: Fourth Stage?
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
EVOLUTION of OCEAN BASINS: Fifth Stage?
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
EVOLUTION of OCEAN BASINS: Sixth Stage?
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
Embryonic
SEAFLOOR SPREADING: He was the main proponent of Seafloor Spreading in 1960.
Abraham Ortelius
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Georges Lemaitre
It is the collision of Earth's plates, resulting in one being drawn down or overriden by another.
Subduction
Convection
Convergence
Rifting
LANDFORMS: When the crust is pushed up as plates collide, it causes the crust to rise up in folds. This process is called _________.
Folding
Faulting
Trenches
Volcanoes
Rift Valleys
Mountain Ranges
LANDFORMS: When tension & compression associated with plate movement is so great, blocks of rock fracture or break apart. This process is called _________,
Folding
Faulting
Trenches
Volcanoes
Rift Valleys
Mountain Ranges
LANDFORMS: It is formed by subduction. When plates collide, the denser plate is pushed down, causing the outermost crust to bend & form a steep, V-shaped depression.
Folding
Faulting
Trenches
Volcanoes
Rift Valleys
Mountain Ranges
LANDFORMS: When tectonic plates spread apart from each other or diverge, magma rises up & fills the space between. Over time, the magma will dry & build up, forming __________,
Folding
Faulting
Trenches
Volcanoes
Rift Valleys
Mountain Ranges
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