Weathering and Soil Review Game IT’S COLOR TIME SIZE ME UP BITS AND PIECES FARM LIFE -BONUS- ALL MUDDY 1 6 11 16 *21 2 7 12 17 *22 3 8 13 18 *23 4 9 14 19 *24 5 10 15 20 *25 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Final Category (Bonus) = 1pt Each Final Questions = 5 pt wager Questions 1-20 = 5pts Each Final Category (Bonus) = 1pt Each Final Questions = 5 pt wager Find the Owl = + 1pt Secretly write “Owl” in the correct box worth 1pt.

Weathering and Soil Review Game IT’S COLOR TIME SIZE ME UP BITS AND PIECES FARM LIFE -BONUS- ALL MUDDY 1 6 11 16 *21 2 7 12 17 *22 3 8 13 18 *23 4 9 14 19 *24 5 10 15 20 *25 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Please name at least three living organisms found in soil beneath the boxes below. 1

2 Dirt is generally dead, soil is living. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Which colored soil sample below is most likely the best for growing crops? 3 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

If the soil is full of sand and clay, it most likely be this color? 4 A B D C

This soil has plenty of iron in it and has turned red through oxidation. 5 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Weathering and Soil Review Game IT’S COLOR TIME SIZE ME UP BITS AND PIECES FARM LIFE -BONUS- ALL MUDDY 1 6 11 16 *21 2 7 12 17 *22 3 8 13 18 *23 4 9 14 19 *24 5 10 15 20 *25 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Name this Particle (2cm-7.5cm) 6

These are just smaller than boulders (6-25cm) 7 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

This particle is 2mm 8 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

9 What type of sand is this? (2mm - .125mm) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

I am larger than clay, but smaller than silt? 10

Weathering and Soil Review Game IT’S COLOR TIME SIZE ME UP BITS AND PIECES FARM LIFE -BONUS- ALL MUDDY 1 6 11 16 *21 2 7 12 17 *22 3 8 13 18 *23 4 9 14 19 *24 5 10 15 20 *25 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

11 One point each for the terms under the boxes. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Clay Sand Silt 12 Please name this box. Loam Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

This soil has low… 13 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

This is the term which describes the different layers of soil types? 14 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Which letter in the soil horizon is the top soil? 15

Weathering and Soil Review Game IT’S COLOR TIME SIZE ME UP BITS AND PIECES FARM LIFE -BONUS- ALL MUDDY 1 6 11 16 *21 2 7 12 17 *22 3 8 13 18 *23 4 9 14 19 *24 5 10 15 20 *25 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

16 The Dust Bowl occurred around the mid… A.) 1900’s B.) 1920’s C.) 1930’s D.) 1960’s E.) 1990’s 16

Please name the soil conservation practice shown below. 17

Please name the soil conservation practice shown below. 18

Please name the soil conservation practice shown below. 19

Please name the soil conservation practice shown below. 20

Weathering and Soil Review Game IT’S COLOR TIME SIZE ME UP BITS AND PIECES FARM LIFE -BONUS- ALL MUDDY 1 6 11 16 *21 2 7 12 17 *22 3 8 13 18 *23 4 9 14 19 *24 5 10 15 20 *25 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Who is this actor and what show? *21

What movie is this? Do you know the character covered in manure? *22

What is the name of the Peanuts character seen below? *23 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Who is this? *24 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

What cartoon character can be seen shooting up the Earth in the picture below? *25 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Final Question_____________________ Weathering and Soil Review Game IT’S COLOR TIME SIZE ME UP BITS AND PIECES FARM LIFE -BONUS- ALL MUDDY 1 6 11 16 *21 2 7 12 17 *22 3 8 13 18 *23 4 9 14 19 *24 5 10 15 20 *25 Final Question_____________________ Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

“You may wager up to 5 pts for this final question.”

“Please make your wager now laddy.”

This person is considered the Father of Soil Conservation. A.) Tom Burroughs B.) Grover Cleveland C.) Kevin Arnold D.) Hugh Hammond Bennett E.) Charles Plough F.) Arthur Flemming McCarthy Final Question Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

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