Soil Erosion Quiz

Transfer of rock fragments and soil from one place to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Water

• Soil

Which of the following shows that animal causes soil erosion?

• Construction workers are building housing project.

• A hen is digging the soil

• The root of the plants is growing.

• Sandstorm

All of these are causes of soil erosion except one.

• Water

• Humans

• Sun

• Wind

What human activity contributes to soil erosion that involves removing minerals and metals from soil and rocks?

• Mining

• Quarrying

• Deforestation

• Kaingin

What do you call the process of cutting down tress and burning them to clear land for cultivation, exposing the land to air and water, and making the soil prone to erosion?

• Deforestation

• Gardening

• Kaingin

• Bad farming

How can trees prevent soil erosion?

• The roots hold the soi firmly together.

• The trees block the way of running water

• The roots absorb the water at once.

• The roots secrete acid, attacking the rocks.

The following are some of the processes of preventing soil erosion, except one.

• Crop rotation

• Riprapping

• Strip Cropping

• Gardening

In a slope land, which of the following can be used to prevent soil erosion?

• Building dikes of stones or logs

• Crop Rotation

• Terracing

• Wind Break

Which of the following can be used to prevent soil erosion in flatlands?

• Contour Plowing

• Riprapping

• Wind Break

• Strip Cropping

What is the process of using chunks of stones or rocks arranged on the edge of the slope that serves as the foundation and a ridge to control soil erosion?

• Riprapping

• Building Dikes

• Terracing

• Strip Cropping