Soil Quiz

Soil that is made up of dead plants and animals.

• humus
• silt
• sand
• subsoil

The soil that has the smallest grain.

• humus
• silt
• clay
• bedrock

The top layer of soil that contains the most humus. Many living things live here. 

• silt
• topsoil
• subsoil
• bedrock

The type of soil that has grains that feel like powder

• subsoil
• sand
• silt
• topsoil 

The type of soil that lets water through easily and feels gritty. 

• humus
• clay
• silt
• sand

The type of soil that holds water and is sticky when wet and hard and clumpy when dry. 

• silt
• clay 
• sand

What is the layer of soil that contains pebbles, and solid rock?

• bedrock
• subsoil
• topsoil

What layer soil contains bugs, worms, and living things?

• topsoil
• subsoil
• bedrock

What layer of soil contains sticks, leaves, and is light in color?

• bedrock
• topsoil
• subsoil

Some living things you may find in soil are

• worms, bacteria, bugs
• sticks, rocks
• leaves, pebbles
• roots, sticks