WorksheetsSoil
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
List what inorganic materials contain.
a)
water, air, and clay
b)
sand, clay, and other minerals
c)
dead things
2.
How do oxygen and water enter soil?
a)
due to rain
b)
flooding
c)
through the pores
3.
What breaks down the remains of plants and animals to create humus?
a)
decomposers
b)
composers
c)
weathering
4.
How does water move through sandy soil?
a)
barely
b)
slowly
c)
easily
5.
What makes up half of most soils
a)
sand
b)
inorganic matter
c)
clay
6.
Describe clay
a)
A type of soil with very small particles in it.
b)
A type of soil with large particles in it
c)
A type of soil with little sand in it
7.
Describe what makes loam an excellent source for plant growth?
a)
It is dry and flaky
b)
It is rich and watery
c)
It is nutritious and drains well
8.
Silt is a sediment that resembles?
a)
dust
b)
crumbs
c)
sand
9.
The subsoil that is made almost entirely of rock is?
a)
lithosphere
b)
crust
c)
bedrock
10.
Substances in the soil that were once alive are called?
a)
organic material
b)
inorganic material
c)
buried material
11.
The number is over 3,000 of these on earth
a)
frogs
b)
minerals
c)
decomposers
12.
Where does moss collect water and nutrients from?
a)
rain
b)
the ground
c)
the air
13.
How does nitrogen help plants?
a)
grow faster
b)
grow new roots
c)
grow stronger
14.
What kind of material is water?
a)
organic
b)
wet
c)
inorganic
15.
What will roots do if water is not accessible?
a)
plant will die
b)
roots will go deeper
c)
roots will spread out
16.
What three main ingredients make up compost?
a)
greys, browns and air
b)
browns, blacks and worms
c)
greens, browns , and water
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