Soil Quiz

The type of soil that has high permeability and feels gritty.

• humus

• clay

• silt

• sand

Farmers prefer to plant crops in soil that is rich in nutrients.  Which of these soil types would MOST LIKELY contain the most nutrients?

• soil that has many large rock particles in it
• soil that allows water to drain very easily
• soil with a bedrock very close to the surface
• soil with a lot of decomposed organic matter

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Layers of soil are also known as:

• Soil Profiles

• Soil Horizons

• Soil Sheets

• Dirt Layers

A mixture of rock and minerals particles, decayed organic material, air, and water is called ______.

• dirt

• soil

• silt

• humus

Decayed organic material in soil is called 

• Loam
• Soil
• Humus
• Sand

Properties of soil can be observed and measured. Which is a property of soil?

• Texture

• Streak

• Luster

• Hardness

Which processes are primarily responsible for the formation of soil?

• volcanic activity
• physical and chemical weathering 
• worms and decaying organisms 
• none of the above

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Decomposition

This type of soil dries out the quickest after a rainstorm.

• clay

• loam

• sand

• silt

This type of soil can become as hard as stone when it dries out.

• clay

• loam

• sand

• humus