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Soil

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Soil is broken down pieces of...
a)
animal bones
b)
rocks
c)
mountains
d)
plants
2.
Soil is made up of mineral matter, organic matter, air and water. What percent of soil is the largest?
a)
Mineral matter
b)
Organic matter
c)
Air 
d)
Water
3.
Which of these is not organic?
a)
Rock
b)
Leaves
c)
Worm
d)
Grass
4.
Which soil layer would you expect to find the largest rocks in?
a)
Topsoil
b)
Subsoil
c)
Bedrock
5.
In which soil layer do plants grow?
a)
bedrock
b)
subsoil
c)
topsoil
d)
parent material
6.

Water flows right through this type of soil

a)

Sand

b)

Silt

c)

Clay

d)

Loam

7.
Which type of soil is the best for growing plants?
a)
Sand
b)
Silt
c)
Clay
d)
Loam
8.
Which soil has the largest particles?
a)
silt
b)
sand
c)
clay
9.
Water does not pass through this type of soil so plants do not grow well in this soil
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
loam
10.

Which is not an example of mechanical or physical weathering?

a)

water freezing and expanding in a rock

b)

water hitting rocks against each other

c)

minerals in the soil changing the color of the soil

d)

tree roots pushing up through the surface

11.
A piece of rock from a mountaintop is found on a beach near an ocean. What is this an example of?
a)
soil
b)
weathering
c)
ice wedging
d)
erosion
12.

What is the MOVEMENT of weathered materials called?

a)

ice wedging

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

evaporation

13.

The best soil for growing plants is

a)

dry

b)

packed tight together

c)

light

d)

dark brown or black

14.

Plants can be grown without soil

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the main reason plants need soil?

a)

to make food

b)

to hold them in place

c)

to make water

d)

to keep them alive

16.

What give the topsoil its dark color?

a)

special types of rock particles

b)

more water

c)

larger rock pieces

d)

decaying living things

17.

What forms after a rock has been weathered over many years?

a)

soil

b)

a stream

c)

valleys

d)

a lake

18.

When are soils most likely to erode?

a)

when they are moist

b)

when they are deep

c)

when there are no plants in the soil

d)

at night or on cloudy days