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WorksheetsWeathering and Soil
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Soil is a Mixture of weathered rock and________?
a)
water and air
b)
mineral fragments
c)
decayed organic matter
d)
all of these
2.
The layer of soil that contains the most humus of all the layers is.....?
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Bedrock
3.
In no-till farming, plant stalks are ..........
a)
destroyed
b)
left in the field
c)
covered with water
d)
plowed under into the earth
4.
Mechanical weathering includes all the following processes except
a)
ice wedging
b)
sand blowing in the wind
c)
acid rain falling on rocks
d)
rain falling on rocks
5.
Contour farming uses terracing in what type of environment?
a)
plains
b)
valleys
c)
hilly areas
d)
plateaus
6.
Wind, water, and removal of vegetation are all examples of what type of erosion?
a)
Shore
b)
Soil
c)
Mountainous
d)
Sand
7.
What is leeching?
a)
Process where an insect attaches to you and sucks your blood
b)
process of pumping water out of the earth
c)
process when water filters through the different layers of the soil
d)
process when organic material moves through the different layers of soil
8.
Chemical weathering includes all of the following except what?
a)
Acids
b)
Water
c)
Oxygen
d)
Bases
9.
Rusting is the common term for the process scientifically called what?
a)
Hyroxidation
b)
Condensation
c)
Carbonization
d)
Oxidation
10.
Where does most organic matter found in the soil come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Humans
d)
Rocks
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