Soil

How can soil quality affect animals?

• It can affect their habitat

• It can only affect their health

• It can affect their habitat and health

• It does not affect them at all

The process by which soil is moved, or the wearing away of the earth surface, is called:

• Water erosion
• Air erosion
• Soil profile
• Soil erosion

What layer of soil is solid rock?

• Subsoil
• Parent Material/Wethered rock
• Topsoil
• Bedrock

In a soil profile which layer has the most nutrients?

• Topsoil
• Bedrock
• Subsoil
• Organic

Does each layer of soil contain the same nutrients and "types" of particles?

• Yes

• No

What uses/needs soil? (Select all that apply)

• Animals

• Trees

• Plants

• Humans

• Water

What can cause soil erosion? (Select all that apply)

• Wind

• Overwatering a yard

• Rain

• Tilling soil

• Rivers

The ability of soil to perform functions that are essential for people and the environment is called: 

• Soil horizon
• Soil profile
• Soil quality 
• Soil erosion 

A vertical cross section of soil that shows the layers of soil beneath the surface is called a:

• Soil horizon
• Soil profile
• Soil grade
• Soil graph 

What layer of soil would you find grass, and has is thick layer of plant remains?

• Subsoil
• Parent Material/Wethered rock
• Topsoil
• Organic