Your Categories for Today Are………. Soil Health Jeopardy score SOIL WATER GENERAL PLANTS ANIMALS 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt

Soil – 100 Points Far from dirt, this natural resource is the foundation of life on earth.

Soil – 100 Points What is soil? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct

Soil – 200 Points Implementing good soil health practices, such as keeping soil covered with crop residue/ cover crops, help significantly reduce this destructive force to soil.

Soil – 200 Points What is Erosion? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct

Soil – 300 Points These tunnels created from living organisms and dead plant roots help a healthy soil infiltrate water.

Soil – 300 Points What are Macropores? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Soil – 400 Points Soils are made up of a combination of physical, chemical, and…. This property that is associated with living things.

Soil – 400 Points What is Biological? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Soil – 500 Points Tillage causes this valuable soil component, that improves water holding capacity, Cation Exchange Capacity, and reduces Bulk Density, to be burnt up and lost.

Soil – 500 Points What is Organic Matter? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Three-fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered by this… Water – 100 Points Three-fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered by this…

Water – 100 Points What is water? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct

Water – 200 Points “Water ______” is decreased when a soil is tilled/disturbed and left exposed to raindrop impact.

Water – 200 Points What is infiltration? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Water – 300 Points Destroying macropores with soil disturbance and not protecting the soil from raindrop impact can significantly decrease water infiltration, which results in increased this.

Water – 300 Points What is Runoff? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct Image source: www.fws.gov/waubay/landscape_photos.htm 82 Correct 82 Incorrect

Water – 400 Points “Water ______” is improved when soil is held together, protected by crop residue, and a living plant is growing and able to filter water before entering a lake or river.

Water – 400 Points What is Quality? Wager pts 800 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect Wager pts 800

Water – 500 Points Increased Organic Matter improves this….. the soils ability to store water.

What is Water Holding Capacity? Water – 500 Points What is Water Holding Capacity? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect

The first basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. General - 100 points The first basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. 1) Keep the “____” covered as much as possible.

General – 100 Points What is soil? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct

The second basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. General – 200 Points The second basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. 2) Disturb the soil as “____” as possible

What is Little? General – 200 Points 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

The third basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. General – 300 Points The third basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. 3) Keep “_____” growing throughout the year to feed the soil

General – 300 Points What are plants? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

The fourth basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. General – 400 Points The fourth basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. 4) Diversify as much as possible using crop “_______” and cover crops.

General – 400 Points What is rotation? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

The fifth basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. General – 500 Points The fifth basic principle to improving the health of soil is….. 5) Integrate “_______” (animal type)

General – 500 Points What are Livestock? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

These living things grow in soil and have roots. Plants – 100 Points These living things grow in soil and have roots.

Plants – 100 Points What are Plants? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Plants– 200 Points Crop “_____” is the left over material after harvest that is used to protect the soil from erosion. It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators.

Plants – 200 Points What is residue? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators. 82 Correct 82 Incorrect

Plants – 300 Points These types of plants fix nitrogen and include Alfalfa, Soybeans, Peas, and Clover.

Plants – 300 Points What are Legumes? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Plants – 400 Points This type of crop provides a green, protective blanket throughout the winter months or at fallow times

Plants – 400 Points What are Cover Crops? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Plants – 500 Points This plant is often used to help break up compaction in agricultural soils.

Plants – 500 Points What are Radishes? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

These animals pollinate plants and produce honey. Animals – 100 Points These animals pollinate plants and produce honey. It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators.

Animals – 100 Points What are Bees? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct

Animals – 200 Points Farmers often plant cover crops to improve soils health and to attract this popular South Dakota Game Bird. It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators.

What is the Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant? Animals – 200 Points What is the Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators. 82 Correct 82 Incorrect

These large animals are a key component in building healthy soils. Animals – 300 Points These large animals are a key component in building healthy soils.

Animals – 300 Points What are Livestock? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect

Animals – 400 Points These small animals are a key component in creating macropores and building healthy soils. It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators.

Animals – 400 Points What are Worms? 54 Correct 54 Incorrect It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators. 82 Correct 82 Incorrect

Animals – 500 Points These larger-size grazing animals are essential to a healthy grassland ecosystem. It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators.

(cattle, buffalo, antelope, deer, etc.) Animals – 500 Points What are ruminants? (cattle, buffalo, antelope, deer, etc.) 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect It has been calculated that one out of every three to four mouthfuls of food we eat and beverages we drink is delivered to us by pollinators. 82 Correct 82 Incorrect

What is the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)? Final Jeopardy Wagers Player 1 800 What is the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)? Player 2 900 Player 3 900 54 Correct 54 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect 82 Correct 82 Incorrect

These professional conservationists “Help People Help the Land.” Final Jeopardy These professional conservationists “Help People Help the Land.”

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