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Soil Composition and Formation

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9th - 12th Grade

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Soil Composition and Formation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What materials are formed from rocks and organic matter?

Sand

Silk

Soils

Clay

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The wearing away or a change in the appearance or texture of something by long exposure.

Environmental Factors

Weathering

Organic Matter

Soil Horizon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Of the four soil components, 45% of a soil is comprised of:

Air

Water

Minerals

Organic Matter

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The small creatures and plants that die over time are often called:

Organic Compost

Organic Organisms

Dead

Organic Matter

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The materials that are weathered or eroded into small particles like sand and silt.

Organic Matter

Rocks

Weathering

Soils

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a factor that controls soil formation.

Landscape

Parent Materials

Climate

Organisms

Time

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fifty (50) percent of a soil is composed of:

Air

Organic Matter

Water

Minerals

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