Unit 9: Soil day 2

Multiple Choice

What is a person who studies soil called?

• Geologist

• Doctor

• Pedologist

• Farmer

Open Ended

What is the Humus layer made up of?

Multiple Choice

True or false: Topsoil is the bottom layer where fossils live.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What is subsoil made of?

Multiple Choice

True or false: Plant roots are not found in the parent material layer.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Select 3 rocks that bedrock is made of:

• Granite

• Basalt

• Diamonds

• Sand

• Limestone

Draw

Label the soil layers on the picture.

Word Bank:

Topsoil, Parent material, Bedrock, Humus, Subsoil