Abeka Science Earth and
Abeka Space
Science Test
Earth and1 Space Test 1
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1. Pedologists use _________ to provide standard names Munsell charts
and descriptions of colors.
2. The Munsell charts contain over ___________ to which to 322 color chips
soil is compared.
3. The sand in loam _________ drainage and allows roots to encourages
get the optimum air space, while the humus and clay
help retain water and nutrients.
4. The _______ of soil depends on the amount of organic color
matter and types of minerals present.
5. used to express the degree of acidity or basicity pH scale
6. the roots of plants use oxygen from the air found in pore spaces
these
7. If no air is available to the roots, the plant will _________. suffocate
8. when the pore spaces become completely filled with saturated
water the soil and porous rock are then ______________.
9. any collected water below the soil's surface ground water
10. the upper surface of ground water water table
11. when ground water frequently collects in layers of ei- aquifer
ther porous rock or a gravel-soil mixture than can hold
water, this forms an _________
12. "self-pumping" well artesian well
13. The upward movement of water through a tiny space capillarity
in response to surface tension is called _________. Even
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Science Test
Earth and1 Space Test 1
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though the subsoil can dry out from evaporation, the
soil is moist just above the water table because of
___________ on soil particles with ground water.
14. stimulates rapid growth of leaves, giving plants a rich, nitrogen
green color.
15. Substance composed of only one type of atom element (definition)
16. The mineral and organic portions of the soil together nutrient
supply _________ for plants.
17. a general term for a substance containing two or more compound
elements bonded together
18. main function is to contribute to the general health of potassium
a plant and improve disease resistance.
19. is essential for cell division and growth and promotes phosphorus
plant maturation. ____________ is valuable to the plant
when its fruit is ripening because it makes fruits "firm
up" properly.
20. system that moves nitrogen from the atmosphere to nitrogen cycle
the soil and back
21. nourishing substances nutrient (definition)
22. Because plants remove these elements (nitrogen, primary plant food ele-
phosphorus, and potassium) from the soil as they ments
grow, these nutrients are called the __________________.
As plants die and decompose, they add these three
elements back into the soil.
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Abeka Space
Science Test
Earth and1 Space Test 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_huo6wj
1. Pedologists use _________ to provide standard names Munsell charts
and descriptions of colors.
2. The Munsell charts contain over ___________ to which to 322 color chips
soil is compared.
3. The sand in loam _________ drainage and allows roots to encourages
get the optimum air space, while the humus and clay
help retain water and nutrients.
4. The _______ of soil depends on the amount of organic color
matter and types of minerals present.
5. used to express the degree of acidity or basicity pH scale
6. the roots of plants use oxygen from the air found in pore spaces
these
7. If no air is available to the roots, the plant will _________. suffocate
8. when the pore spaces become completely filled with saturated
water the soil and porous rock are then ______________.
9. any collected water below the soil's surface ground water
10. the upper surface of ground water water table
11. when ground water frequently collects in layers of ei- aquifer
ther porous rock or a gravel-soil mixture than can hold
water, this forms an _________
12. "self-pumping" well artesian well
13. The upward movement of water through a tiny space capillarity
in response to surface tension is called _________. Even
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, Abeka Science Earth and
Abeka Space
Science Test
Earth and1 Space Test 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_huo6wj
though the subsoil can dry out from evaporation, the
soil is moist just above the water table because of
___________ on soil particles with ground water.
14. stimulates rapid growth of leaves, giving plants a rich, nitrogen
green color.
15. Substance composed of only one type of atom element (definition)
16. The mineral and organic portions of the soil together nutrient
supply _________ for plants.
17. a general term for a substance containing two or more compound
elements bonded together
18. main function is to contribute to the general health of potassium
a plant and improve disease resistance.
19. is essential for cell division and growth and promotes phosphorus
plant maturation. ____________ is valuable to the plant
when its fruit is ripening because it makes fruits "firm
up" properly.
20. system that moves nitrogen from the atmosphere to nitrogen cycle
the soil and back
21. nourishing substances nutrient (definition)
22. Because plants remove these elements (nitrogen, primary plant food ele-
phosphorus, and potassium) from the soil as they ments
grow, these nutrients are called the __________________.
As plants die and decompose, they add these three
elements back into the soil.
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