What is soil?

• A type of rock.

• A mixture of minerals.

• A type of bacteria.

• A mixture of water, minerals, gasses and organic matter.

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Where can you find soil?

• covering all of Earth's surface

• only on dry land

• covering Earth's surface only at low elevation

• only on the bottom of oceans and lakes

Why is soil important to plants?

• Plants extract water from soil.

• Plants extract nutrients from soil.

• Plants anchor themselves in soil.

• All of the previous choices.

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How is soil important to humans and other animals?

• Soil cleans water (required for living things to survive).

• Soil is a place for some animals to live.

• Soil cycles important nutrients needed by animals.

• All of the previous choices are correct.

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Soil is made up of:

• nonliving things only

• living things only

• neither living nor nonliving things

• both living and nonliving things

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What of the following nonliving parts of soil was once a living thing?

• minerals

• organic matter

• rocks and sediments

• water

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Which of the following is NOT a living thing found in soil?

• Water

• Plants

• Insects

• Bacteria

What must first exist before soil can form?

• animals

• parent material

• plants

• water

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What does weathering mean?

• To completely destroy

• To build up

• To form or create new

• To break down

Which of the following is NOT a major weathering factor?

• animals

• plants

• water

• wind