Scientific Method
State the three parts of the scientific method
Hypothesizing, Experimenting, and Observing
Name the primary food elements
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium
What describes the ability of bedrock to inhibit water from easily passing through
Impermeable
What is any soil material primarily derived from living organisms?
Organic material
What is a statement of fact that can be used to make a conclusion?
Preposition
Which process involves speculating about objects or events of nature and formulating a sensible explanation?
Hypothesizing
Which nutrient contributes to the general health of a plant and improve disease resistance ?
Potassium
What are the air pockets that form in the soil?
Air spaces
Which layer of soil contains more mineral material and less organic material
Subsoil
In an if/then statement, the "then" part
Consequent
The ability of a hypothesis to be proven false
Falsifiability
Which nutrient makes fruits "firm up" properly ?
Phosphorus
What is the upper surface of ground water?
Water table
What is the best pH of soil that most plants grow best in ?
neutral or slightly acidic
Which type of reasoning involves reasoning from specific evidence to form a general conclusion ?
Inductive Reasoning
What is a law?
A theory that has never been proven wrong
What is the basic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen that enters the soil through the action of certain bacteria and the decay of plants and animals ?
Ammonia
What are soil and porous rock that cannot hold any more water is said to be?
Saturated
What is used to provide standard names and descriptions of colors of soil ?
Munsell charts
What is a form of inductive reasoning that involves comparing two situations that are the same except for one factor?
Method of Difference
What is a theory?
A way of explaining an object or events by using facts
Which type of bacteria that returns nitrogen to the atmosphere by converting nitrogen from nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen ?
denitrifying bacteria
What is a layer of either porous rock or gravel-soil mixture that holds water?
Aquifer
If a soil sample's pH is 9 it is considered to be ?
Basic/Alkaline
What is a conclusion based on reasoning ?
Inference