Soil-Quiz

What is soil?

• a mixture of dirt and mud

• a combination of plants and animals

• the upper layer of Earth in which plants grow

• layers of dirt under the grass

This soil is filled with lots of dead plant and animal matter. This is called ______.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Which type of soil is best for plant growth?

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Which of the following are types of soil? Click all that apply

• loam

• dirt

• topsoil

• mud

• sand

The hardest layer of soil is called_____. (just one word)

The 4 main ingredients of soil are....

• rocks, humus, mud, and worms

• water, air, rock and humus

• water, air, worms and humus

• worms, ice, rock, and water

Decomposition is the ....

• the breaking down of rock

• breaking down of once living plants and animals

• formation of soil

What answer below lists the layers of soil from top to bottom?

• subsoil, bedrock, topsoil, humus

• topsoil, humus, bedrock, subsoil

• bedrock, dirt, soil

• humus, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock

What causes weathered rock? (click all that apply)

• water

• wind

• sun

• ice

Which word means the breaking down of rock caused by wind, water, and ice.

• weathering

• soil formation

• sand

• erosion

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5