4.02-4.03/Soil & Water
Part of the hydrologic cycle, water from the surface of the oceans being changed into water vapor and moved into the atmosphere is called:
evaporation
The basic requirements of food, cover, water, territory, and home range are collectively called:
habitat
Which species of fish prefers cool, clear streams with gravel bottoms and has a broad pink band along its sides?
rainbow trout
The two major types of air pollutants are
suspended solid particles and gases
The main type of erosion that happens on sandy soils is:
wind
Which best describes the percentage of Earth’s water that is salt water?
97%
What was the first major law affecting wildlife, making it a federal offense to transport across state lines illegally taken wildlife?
Lacey Act
Two common methods for habitat development are woodland management and:
The best example of air pollution that affects wildlife, especially fish, is:
acid rain
If a soil was found to be 80% sand, 10% clay, and 10% silt, the soil would have: what type of drainage?
fast drainage
A watershed can best be described as a/an:
land area from which all of the water that does not infiltrate the soil runs to a downhill location.
Animals that are in the amphibious habitat can live
on land and in water
Which is a type of mollusk with a two-piece shell around a soft inner body that lives in warm, shallow water in colonies called beds or reefs?
oysters
Capillary water is found:
in the soil, held between soil particles
The O horizon in a soil profile is:
not a true soil
Precipitation, temperature, wind, and other climate factors are referred to as:
weathering
Which animal has a flat body with both eyes on the same side of its head and eats mostly crustaceans and small fish?
flounder
The term that best describes the area that drains into a pond is:
Planting on the contour is a soil conservation method described as:
planting across the slope of a hill
Shaina found that a soil sample felt gritty and was unable to stick to her finger. She determined the texture to be:
sandy
The soil particle, often found by streams, that has a doughy or powdery feel is:
silt
The animal that is most likely to cause overall damage to agriculture by eating both field and nursery crops is the:
deer
The concentration of sodium, chlorine, magnesium, and potassium in the water is called:
salinity
When learning about soils, Jeannie was told that permeability is determined by:
infiltration and percolation
Phil used his thumb and extended forefinger to apply pressure to a clump of soil. It offered no resistance to crumbling. He determined that the consistency was
loose