
6.E.2.3. Soil, rock types and environment
Authored by Hampter Dogis
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A plant that needs well-drained soil would grow best in soil made mostly of
Silt
Clay
Sand
Humus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student identifies a soil sample as “very gritty.” What characteristic of the soil did the student describe?
Texture
Hardness
Organic Content
Water retention
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do the nutrients necessary for plant growth get into the soil?
The soil absorbs sunlight.
Water filters through the soil.
Organic matter is decayed in the soil.
The soil is exposed to air.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The iron in iron-rich red soils may not be in a form that can be taken up by tree roots. As a result, leaves and needles may look yellow. Some trees release acids that convert iron in soil to a usable form. This change in soil chemistry is a type of which process?
deposition
weathering
precipitation
photosynthesis
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The texture of soil depends primarily on the
mass of the soil.
water in the soil.
composition of the soil.
vegetation growing in the soil.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these particles, when found in soil, contributes most to the water retention in soil?
gravel
sand
silt
clay
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the source of the organic matter needed for most fertile soils?
moving water
eroded sand
decaying plants
weathered bedrock
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