Soil
What are the 3 main types of soil?
Which of the following describes the meaning of freshwater?
a. Water containing less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved salts and is derived from sources other than the ocean.
b. Water containing nutrients for humans and animal consumption.
c. Water containing less than 500 milligrams per liter of dissolved salts and is derived from sources other than the ocean.
d. Water containing 1,000 milligrams of salt per liter and is derived from sources other than the ocean.
a. Water containing less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved salts and is derived from sources other than the ocean.
Which organisms are capable of breaking down waste generated by other organisms at each trophic level along with dead and decaying materials?
Decomposers
Select all of the following which reduce air quality.
Greenhouse gas emissions
Odor
Particulate matter
Solar
Greenhouse gas emissions
Odor
Particulate matter
What are the three pillars of sustainability?
Environmental
Economic
Social
Which of the following describes when microorganisms are in the soil converting organic matter into humus?
a. Transformation
b. Chemical transitioning
c. Biological manufacturing
d. Humus degeneration
a. Transformation
Which of the following describes an aquifer?
A. An underground formation of sand and gravel or porous rock containing groundwater
B. Water contained in a wetland
C. A hole between fractured rock in an unsaturated zone
D. Water housed in a watershed
A. An underground formation of sand and gravel or porous rock containing groundwater
What is the lifecycle of an annual vs a perennial
Completes in one growing season. Goes dormant but stays alive through multiple growing seasons.
Which of the following is closer to the ground and formed from chemical reactions of ozone precursors in light of photochemical reactions?
a. Stratospheric ozone
b. Tropospheric ozone
c. Ammonia gas
d. Nitrogen ozone
b. Tropospheric ozone
What is sustainability?
The practice of using natural resources conscientiously to support the present and future generations of the world.
Biological, Chemical, & Physical
1. Can affect the soil's ability to store and release nutrients, which can adversely affect soil and plant relations.
2. Can provide insight into the condition of the soil, including depth, porosity, aggregation, structure, bulk density, soil water, infiltration, saturated hydraulic conductivity, water holding capacity, and compaction.
3. Responsible for nutrient cycling, enhancing the soil's structure and helping filter contaminants.
1. Chemical
2. Physical
3. Biological
Hydrophilic substances are known as substances which ______ and hydrophobic substances are known as substances which ______.
Dissolve in water; do not mix with water.
Primary/Secondary
Plants are ______ producers, while animals are ______ producers.
Primary
Secondary
What are VOCs, or compounds with a high vapor pressure and low water solubility?
A. Volatile organic chemicals
B. Volatile organic compounds
C. Vapor organized chemicals
D. Vapor organized compounds
B. Volatile organic compounds
What is NEPA and what did it do?
National Environmental Policy Act created the Environmental Protection Agency.
Created a goal to maintain conditions for humans and nature, protect the land and its resources.
Capillary water, gravitational water, hygroscopic water, infiltration
1. Not tightly bound by soil particles and easily flows downward through the soil by gravity
2. water holds soil particles by surface forces in very small micro pores
3. Movement of water into downward through the soil and is dependent on soil texture and structure.
4. Water which is bound tightly to particle surfaces that plants cannot access it.
1. Gravitational water
2. Capillary water
3. Infiltration
4. Hygroscopic water
Which of the following describes why the Safe Drinking Act passed?
A. To protect the quality of drinking water at the tap and its sources
B. To keep and maintain a healthy water system for plants, humans and animals
C. To protect aquatic life in rivers, streams, lakes and oceans
D. To restore and maintain the chemical, biological and physical integrity of the nations waters
A. To protect the quality of drinking water at the tap and its sources
What are the characteristics of herptiles
Both predators and prey
Cold-blooded
Dry skin
Lay eggs
Scales and claws
Both predators and prey
Cold-blooded
Lay eggs
What is carbon sequestration?
The process of capturing CO2 from the atmosphere through plants, through their photosynthesis process
Natural resources are the earth's ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____
Soil, water, animals, plants, and air
Describe one of these types of soil transports:
1.Eolian Transportation
2.Alluvial Transportation
3.Lacustrine Deposits
1. when wind moves and deposits sediments and can contain a combination of volcanic ash, sand, silts, and primary or secondary minerals from weathered rocks.
2. movement of sediments by flowing water in rivers and streams
3. associated with lake beds
Avoidance, Controlling, Trap
1. Employs land treatments in fields or facilities preventing the release of pollutants.
2. Treat pollutants at the edge of fields.
3. Process of managing pollutant sources from agricultural lands.
1. Controlling
2. Trap
3. Avoidance
What are the 5 groups of animals
Amphibians
Birds
Fish
Mammals
Reptiles
Application of ______ systems should include good manure to ______ contact so soil can bind to ______ and odorous ______. This can be achieved by applying ______ under the soil surface by vertical ______ implements, injection, incorporating, or banding.
Ammonia, compounds, cropping, manure, soil, tillage
Application to cropping systems should include good manure to soil contact so soil can bind to ammonia and odorous compounds. This can be achieved by applying manure under the soil surface by vertical tillage implements, injection, incorporation or banding.
Define each of the three pillars of sustainability-\
Ecological
Economic
Social
Ecological- Soil, water, air, plants, and animals. Protection of ecosystems and natural resources.
Economic- Focuses on a strong economy, growth of jobs and skills.
Social- Well-being of society, human health.