AEST COMPREHENSIVE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
wheat, barley, oats and rice are examples of what type of crop? - cereal grains
✔✔how did the southwestern U.S. become agriculture suitable? - ✔✔irrigation
✔✔parts of the hydrologic cycle - ✔✔condensation, evaporation, precipitation,
groundwater Infiltration
✔✔mutualism - ✔✔when two organisms benefit from one another
✔✔erosion - ✔✔a type of weathering in which surface soil and rock are worn away
through the action of glaciers, water and wind
✔✔what is the top layer of the earth that is ideal for growing called? - ✔✔crust (if you
were to take earth and cut a slice of it like pizza the outside would be the crust)
✔✔if a farmer planted corn on even years and soybeans on odd years, what
conservation practice is he using? - ✔✔crop rotation
✔✔terrace farming - ✔✔
✔✔_______________ is a farming practice where crops are grown "on the level" across
or perpendicular to a slope rather than up and down the slope. - ✔✔contour farming
✔✔low till - ✔✔type of farming in which soil disturbance is kept to a minimum and a
seed drill is used
✔✔what federal agency is responsible for air quality laws? - ✔✔environmental
protection agency
✔✔which of the following terms is defined as when the Earth's atmosphere becomes
thick with gases and substances which trap the sun's radiation, making the Earth
warmer? - ✔✔the greenhouse affect
✔✔what pesticide was banned in 1972 because it softened birds' egg shells? - ✔✔DDT
✔✔which of the following is a primary health concerns of GMOs for consumers? -
✔✔direct health effects (toxicity), tendencies to provoke allergic reactions, nutritional
effects associated with genetic modification
✔✔what metal revolutionized agriculture? - ✔✔iron
, ✔✔what machine revolutionized the cotton industry? - ✔✔cotton gin
✔✔what process from the 1960's allowed for more crop production in developing
countries due to the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties? -
✔✔green revolution
✔✔what modern day invention was created by research conducted for mosquito
control? - ✔✔aerosol can
✔✔most common vehicle used to transport food in the US? - ✔✔truck
✔✔percentage of US jobs are in production farming? - ✔✔2%
✔✔how many people does each farmer feed? - ✔✔155 people
✔✔how many cent of every dollar do farmers receive? - ✔✔11.6
✔✔percentage of careers in agriculture require a college degree? - ✔✔20%
✔✔industry that grows, manages and harvest trees? - ✔✔forestry
✔✔olericulture - ✔✔the field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage,
processing and marketing of vegetables
✔✔soil science - ✔✔the branch of science concerned with the formation, nature,
ecology and classification of soils
✔✔approximately how many grams make up one pound? - ✔✔454 grams
✔✔unit of measurement is used to measure trees by timber cruising? - ✔✔board foot
✔✔what is the American unit of measurement used to measure this board? - ✔✔inches
✔✔how are tools classified? - ✔✔by their use
✔✔the unit of measure for a nail? - ✔✔english penny
✔✔the function of a wrench? - ✔✔to turn nuts, bolts or screws
✔✔if John wanted to cut a 4x4, what tool would he use? - ✔✔saw
✔✔what is the purpose of the pictured tool? - ✔✔cut wood
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
wheat, barley, oats and rice are examples of what type of crop? - cereal grains
✔✔how did the southwestern U.S. become agriculture suitable? - ✔✔irrigation
✔✔parts of the hydrologic cycle - ✔✔condensation, evaporation, precipitation,
groundwater Infiltration
✔✔mutualism - ✔✔when two organisms benefit from one another
✔✔erosion - ✔✔a type of weathering in which surface soil and rock are worn away
through the action of glaciers, water and wind
✔✔what is the top layer of the earth that is ideal for growing called? - ✔✔crust (if you
were to take earth and cut a slice of it like pizza the outside would be the crust)
✔✔if a farmer planted corn on even years and soybeans on odd years, what
conservation practice is he using? - ✔✔crop rotation
✔✔terrace farming - ✔✔
✔✔_______________ is a farming practice where crops are grown "on the level" across
or perpendicular to a slope rather than up and down the slope. - ✔✔contour farming
✔✔low till - ✔✔type of farming in which soil disturbance is kept to a minimum and a
seed drill is used
✔✔what federal agency is responsible for air quality laws? - ✔✔environmental
protection agency
✔✔which of the following terms is defined as when the Earth's atmosphere becomes
thick with gases and substances which trap the sun's radiation, making the Earth
warmer? - ✔✔the greenhouse affect
✔✔what pesticide was banned in 1972 because it softened birds' egg shells? - ✔✔DDT
✔✔which of the following is a primary health concerns of GMOs for consumers? -
✔✔direct health effects (toxicity), tendencies to provoke allergic reactions, nutritional
effects associated with genetic modification
✔✔what metal revolutionized agriculture? - ✔✔iron
, ✔✔what machine revolutionized the cotton industry? - ✔✔cotton gin
✔✔what process from the 1960's allowed for more crop production in developing
countries due to the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties? -
✔✔green revolution
✔✔what modern day invention was created by research conducted for mosquito
control? - ✔✔aerosol can
✔✔most common vehicle used to transport food in the US? - ✔✔truck
✔✔percentage of US jobs are in production farming? - ✔✔2%
✔✔how many people does each farmer feed? - ✔✔155 people
✔✔how many cent of every dollar do farmers receive? - ✔✔11.6
✔✔percentage of careers in agriculture require a college degree? - ✔✔20%
✔✔industry that grows, manages and harvest trees? - ✔✔forestry
✔✔olericulture - ✔✔the field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage,
processing and marketing of vegetables
✔✔soil science - ✔✔the branch of science concerned with the formation, nature,
ecology and classification of soils
✔✔approximately how many grams make up one pound? - ✔✔454 grams
✔✔unit of measurement is used to measure trees by timber cruising? - ✔✔board foot
✔✔what is the American unit of measurement used to measure this board? - ✔✔inches
✔✔how are tools classified? - ✔✔by their use
✔✔the unit of measure for a nail? - ✔✔english penny
✔✔the function of a wrench? - ✔✔to turn nuts, bolts or screws
✔✔if John wanted to cut a 4x4, what tool would he use? - ✔✔saw
✔✔what is the purpose of the pictured tool? - ✔✔cut wood
