SCIENCE

1. 1. It is a natural resource on earth that is made up of tiny particles of rocks and decayed plants and animals.-------

• A. rocks

• B. water

• C. soil

• D. none of the above

2.This is a type of soil which is very rarely found in a garden and often imported into a garden to provide an optimum soil base for planting.

• A. chalk soil

• B.peat

• C. clay soil

• D. silt

3.The kind of soil that is sticky when wet and has the finest texture

• A. clay

• B. humus

• C. loam

• D. sand

4. The particles of this soil are coarse and loose.

• A. clay

• B. loam

• C. humus

• D. sand

5. It is a mixture of sand and clay.

• A. clay

• B. humus

• C. loam

• D. sand

6. It is a dark color organic material which is made up of decaying plants and animals found in the uppermost layer of the soil.

• A. clay

• B. humus

• C. loam

• D. sand

7. Which of the following is not one of the types of the soil?

• A. clay

• B. mud

• C. loam

• D. Sandy

8. Ellen grabbed a soil sample on her hand. She rolls it into a ball. What type of soil did she use?

• A. clay soil

• B. chalk soil

• C. peat soil

• D. silt soil

9. This can be either light or heavy but always highly alkaline due to the calcium carbonate or lime within its structure. A. Some materials are hard.

• A. chalk soil

• B. loam soil

• C. clay soil

• D. Sand soil

10. What property of soil could be tested by rubbing soil between fingers?

• A. color

• B. weathering

• C. texture

• D. ability to retain water