Soil Quiz 1

Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What does weathering mean?

• To form or create new
• To build up
• To break down
• To completely destroy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is the largest particle in soil?

• sand
• silt
• humus
• clay

Water gets into the cracks of rock and freezes, causing the rock to break.  What is this an example of?

• erosion
• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The texture of soil depends mainly on

• the types of plants that grow in the soil.
• the size of the particles in the soil.
• the color of the soil.
• the number of worms in the soil.

Why is soil brown in color?

• It is actually coffee

• It has a lot of organic matter

• Nutrients are brown

• Soil is actually yellow

True or False: Soil is the same thing as dirt.

• True

• False

True or False: Soil is alive.

• True

• False

True or False: Bedrock cannot be broken.

• True

• False

What is loam made of?

• An even mixture of sand, silt, and clay.

• 100% Sand

• 100% Clay

• 100% Silt