Properties of Soil

Multiple Choice

____ is a material made up of tiny pieces of weathered rock.

• Rock

• Dirt

• Soil

• Sand

Multiple Choice

Weathered rock means

• Carried

• Broken Down

• Dropped

Multiple Choice

The smaller rocks mixed with ____ & ____ to form soil

• Minerals & Dirt

• Minerals & Decaying Matter

• Decaying Matter & Dirt

• Minerals & Diamonds

Multiple Choice

____ is decaying plant and animal material in the soil

• Sand

• Soil

• Dirt

• Humus

Multiple Choice

____ is the size of soil particles, it determines how much water the soil can hold.

• Soil Color

• Soil Texture

• Soil Type

• Soil Location

Multiple Choice

____ is able to soak up water quickly. However, it also loses water just as fast.

• Sand

• Clay

• Loam

Multiple Choice

____ takes a lot longer to soak up water, but it is able to hold the water for a long time.

• Sand

• Clay

• Loam

Multiple Choice

The ability to hold ____ helps determine what types of plants can grow in each soil type.

• Water

• Sun

• Texture

• Dirt

Multiple Choice

____ is soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth.

• Sand

• Clay

• Loam

• Silt

Multiple Choice

The top layer of soil is called?

• Humus

• Topsoil

• Subsoi

• Clay

Multiple Choice

Topsoil with ____ is very good for growing plants. ____ has nutrients that help plants grow, and it absorbs water.

• Dirt

• Worms

• Humus

• Grass

Multiple Choice

Topsoil with lots of ____ is not very good for growing certain kinds of plants because water passes quickly through it

• Sand

• Soil

• Dirt

• Loam

Multiple Choice

____ is the layer underneath topsoil

• Topsoil

• Subsoil

• Bottomsoil

• Loam

Multiple Choice

____ is not very good for growing plants because water does not pass through it easily.

• Loam

• Subsoil

• Clay

• Sand

Multiple Choice

Larger pieces of weathered rocks are found in the layer below subsoil. Below the weathered rock is a layer of solid rock that has not been weathered. This layer is called ____

• Topsoil

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

• Bottomsoil