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Study Guide: Soil AND How to complete test corrections
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STUDY GUIDE : 

  • PRIOR TO EACH MAJOR TEST (DOES NOT INCLUDE QUIZZES OR POP QUIZZES) - A COPY OF THE STUDY GUIDE WILL BE POSTED ON SCHOOLNOTES
  • STUDENTS WILL HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A HARD COPY TO WORK BY - BUT THIS PAGE MIGHT PROVE HELPFUL IN CASE OF SICKNESS OR ACCIDENTAL FORGETFULNESS 

Study Guide:  Soil

 

Directions:  Answer the following questions about how soil in Cornell notes format. Complete all work using sheets of Cornell note paper or you make your own using loose leaf paper.

 

  • Study Guide assigned on Thursday, February 10th, 2010
  • Study Guide is due on Tuesday, February 16th (TEST DAY)
  • Completed study guide is worth a homework grade and only these notes may be used during the test;
  • Use information from your textbook and Cornell Notes, as well as other  activities in  your journal, to answer the questions on this study guide;
  •  You will have some opportunities in class to complete this information, YOU will also need to work on completing this study at home and spend some time on it over the weekend L (I know – but you will survive!
  • organize it in the same sequence as this study guide review sheet;

 

Part A – How soil forms

1) What is soil?

2) What is bedrock?

3) What is the composition of loam?

4) What is the composition of soil?

5) What is humus?

6) What is soil fertility?

7) Explain how soil texture and particle size are important for plant growth.

8) List the particle sizes of soil in order from smallest to largest.

9) Explain the process of soil formation.

10) What is topsoil?

11) What is subsoil?

12) What is a soil horizon?

13) How does a soil horizon form?

14) Create three diagrams that show the process of soil forming through the soil horizons.

 15) Create a diagram that shows the four layers of soil (including humus) and the composition of each layer.

 

Part B – Living Organisms in Soil

16) How do living organisms help with soil fertility?

17) What is litter and how does it help soil?

18) How do earthworms help improve soil fertility?

 

Part C – Soil and pH

19) What is pH?

20) Why is soil pH important?

21) What are three important macro nutrients in fertile soil?

22) Explain how each of the macro nutrients is important to plant growth.

23) Create a diagram that shows how pH is measured. Be sure that it provides a numeric scale and has indicators of acid, neutral and base.

24) Explain how soil color and texture can be an indicator of soil pH.

 

Part D – Soil Conservation

25) Why is soil a natural resource?

26) What is sod and how does it help conserve soil?

27) Why is soil valuable and in limited supply?

28) How can soil be damaged and lose its fertility?

29) What are the two main weathering forces that are responsible for loss of soil?

30) Explain what happened during the Dust Bowl? What caused this to happen?

31) What are three ways that farmers can conserve soil?

32) Explain each of the three methods farmers use to conserve soil and draw a picture to represent each method.

 

 

HOW TO COMPLETE SCIENCE TEST CORRECTIONS

*TEST CORRECTIONS FOR ROCK TEST DUE BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH

*THESE WILL BE WORKED ON IN CLASS

 

Ø     KEEP THIS SHEET IN YOUR SCIENCE BINDER -  IN THE FRONT OF THE GRADED PAPERS SECTION.

 

Directions:

 

Ø     You may make corrections for any incorrect responses on your test;

 

Ø     Never, ever - erase any answers from your test;

 

Ø     All corrections are made in pen on the test paper; be sure that your ink color is different than the color Mr. A used to grade your test;

 

Ø     Corrections are due the next class period;

 

Ø     You may receive one %-point for each response that you answer correctly;

 

Ø     Total %-points for corrections will be added to your original test grade;

 

e.g. Test grade = 80%, and you make ten corrections worth 10% points.  10 + 80 = 90% for your final grade on the test.