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WorksheetsSoil- 3rd Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does “decaying” or “decomposing” mean?
a)
The layer under the grass
b)
Breaking down or falling apart
c)
To grow new life
2.
Can an chicken bone decompose and become a part of the soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Which of the following is a “tunneling creature” that helps turn the soil?
a)
birds
b)
Snakes
c)
Worms
d)
Wolf
4.
Can a tin can decompose and become a part of the soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
Which of the following is NOT a type of soil?
a)
Silt
b)
Tundra
c)
Clay
d)
Topsoil
6.
Can an apple core decompose and become a part of the soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
7.
Which category does HUMUS belong in?
a)
Living
b)
Non-living
c)
Once living
8.
Can a glass jar decompose and become a part of the soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Which category does AIR belong in?
a)
Non-living
b)
Once living
c)
Living
10.
Which category does FALLEN LEAVES belong in?
a)
Living
b)
Once living
c)
Non-living
11.
Which category does a WORM belong in?
a)
Living
b)
Non-living
c)
Once living
12.
Which category does TREE ROOTS belong in?
a)
Living
b)
Non-living
c)
Once living
13.
In which layer of soil would a plant NOT grow well?
a)
Topsoil
b)
Bedrock
c)
Subsoil
d)
Humus
14.
What are the 3 layers of soil (in order from top to bottom) that we have learned?
a)
Subsoil, Bedrock, Topsoil
b)
Topsoil, Subsoil, Bedrock
c)
Topsoil, Humus, Tundra
15.
What is the layer of soil underneath the topsoil?
a)
Topsoil
b)
Bedrock
c)
Clay
d)
Subsoil
16.
Which category does a BIRD belong in?
a)
Living
b)
Non-living
c)
Once living
17.
Which describes the layer of bedrock?
a)
soft, sandy layer
b)
wet and good for growing plants
c)
dry and rocky
d)
green and lush
18.
Which category do ROCKS belong in?
a)
Living
b)
Non-living
c)
Once living
19.
What layer of soil is best for growing plants?
a)
Bedrock
b)
Subsoil
c)
Topsoil
d)
Humus
20.
Which of these is NOT a use of soil?
a)
To grow food and plants
b)
To hold down roots of plants
c)
To build a car out of
d)
To give water and nutrients to plants
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