Quiz about Soil

Question 1

Humus is bad for soil.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 2

Which layer of soil is on bottom?

Accepted Answer

Bedrock

Answer

Topsoil

Answer

Sand

Question 3

What is HUMUS made from?

Accepted Answer

The remains of decayed plants and animals

Answer

Chick-Peas

Answer

Inorganic materials

Answer

Rocks and Minerals

Question 4

All soils begin with what process?

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Answer

Nutrients

Answer

Subsoil

Answer

Fertile

Question 5

Fertile soil is rich in _________.

Accepted Answer

Nutrients

Answer

Conservation

Answer

Bedrock

Answer

Water

Question 6

Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?

Accepted Answer

topsoil

Answer

subsoil

Question 7

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

Accepted Answer

Horizon C

Answer

Horizon A

Answer

Horizon B

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Horizon D or R (Bedrock Layer)

Question 8

In which horizon is most of the HUMUS?

Accepted Answer

Horizon A

Answer

Horizon B

Answer

Horizon C

Answer

Horizon D or R

Question 9

SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED.......

Accepted Answer

HORIZONS

Answer

MATERIALS

Answer

ORGANIC

Answer

HUMUS

Question 10

MIXTURE OF ROCK, MINERAL PARTICLES, AND ORGANIC MATTER......

Accepted Answer

SOIL

Answer

HORIZONS

Answer

HUMUS

Answer

CLAY

Question 11

WHAT LAYER IS TOPSOIL FOUND IN........

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

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C

Answer

D

Question 12

Which of the following describes how well soil can grow plants?

Accepted Answer

soil fertility

Answer

soil texture

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soil structure

Answer

soil arrangement

Question 13

Does the vertical cross-section of soil in the picture show a soil profile or a soil horizon?

Accepted Answer

Soil Profile

Answer

Soil Horizon

Question 14

The picture shows desert soil. This forms in dry regions, so which of the following characteristics seems to fit best? The soil is...

Accepted Answer

Shallow and contains little organic matter

Answer

Deep and contains much organic matter

Answer

Deep and contains little organic matter

Answer

Shallow and contains much organic matter

Question 15

The picture shows temperate soil. This forms moderate rainfall and temperature regions, so which of the following characteristics seems to fit best? The soil contains...

Accepted Answer

Much organic material and grows crops well

Answer

Much organic material and does not grow crops well

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Little organic material and grows crops well

Answer

Little organic material and does not grow crops well

Question 16

Soil formation begins with the weathering of_______.

Accepted Answer

Rock

Answer

Humas

Answer

Subsoil

Answer

Litter

Question 17

Topsoil which contains the HUMUS is the soil layer best for growing plants.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 18

There is an unlimited supply of fertile soil.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an organic material

Accepted Answer

Rocks

Answer

Worms

Answer

Decayed animals

Answer

Decayed plants

Question 20

Layers of soil are also known as:

Accepted Answer

Soil Horizons

Answer

Soil Profiles

Answer

Soil sheets

Answer

Soil cores

Soil

20 questions

Humus is bad for soil.

Which layer of soil is on bottom?

What is HUMUS made from?

All soils begin with what process?

Fertile soil is rich in _________.

Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

In which horizon is most of the HUMUS?

SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED.......

MIXTURE OF ROCK, MINERAL PARTICLES, AND ORGANIC MATTER......

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