SOL 3.7 Power Quiz Soil

Why is soil important to plants? 

• It provides the support and nutrients necessary for plant growth.

• It provides rock fragments for plants.

• It is made of humus.

•  It is made of sand.

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What are nutrients?

• Small rock pebbles

• Materials that plants need to live and grow

• Materials that make up rock

• Small grains of sand

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Use the terms provided to correctly label the layers of the soil.

 Bedrock                  Topsoil                  Subsoil

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Match each word to its description.

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Why is humus important to soil?

• It adds nutrients to the soil.

• It adds clay to the soil.

• It adds clay and silt to the soil.

• It adds sand and rock to the soil.

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Mrs. Thompson’s class planted two sunflowers for an experiment. The 1st sunflower  was planted in clay. The 2nd sunflower was planted in sand. Both received the  same amount of water. When the students went to water both plants, they found  that the clay was still wet and the sand was dry. What could a student infer from  this experiment?

• Sand holds water better than clay

• Clay holds water better than sand

• Both clay and sand hold the same amount of water

• Neither clay nor sand hold water very well

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Renee poured water on three soil samples. She recorded the amount of time it  took for water to flow through each sample. Which statement below explains why  it took the water so long to flow through the clay soil?

• Clay is made up of loose particles and does not hold water well.

• Clay is used when making pottery.

• Clay contains nutrients.

• Clay contains tiny particles of soil that hold water well.

Soil helps trees because soil–

• Makes food for the trees

• Gives nutrients to the trees

• Turns the roots into new trees

• Moves the tree seeds to new places

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 Soil is an important natural resource and should be conserved. Which of the  following statements explains why we should conserve soil?

• Plants need soil to grow

• It takes many years to form

• Soil forms quickly after a storm

• Some animals use soil for shelter

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Which of these is a good way to slow down erosion on this hill?

• Plant grass on the hill

• Cut down the tallest trees on the hill

• Build a fence at the bottom of the hill

• Dig a hole on the hill

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