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SOIL HORIZONS REVIEW

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED.......
a)
MATERIALS
b)
ORGANIC
c)
HUMUS
d)
HORIZONS
2.
THIS LAYER CONTAINS UNWEATHERED SOLID ROCK AND IS BENEATH ALL OTHER LAYERS......
a)
HORIZON A
b)
HORIZON O
c)
HORIZON D
d)
HORIZON C
3.
THIS HORIZON IS MADE OF DECAYING LEAVES, TWIGS AND ANIMAL REMAINS/WASTES......
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
O
4.
MIXTURE OF ROCK, MINERAL PARTICLES, AND ORGANIC MATTER...... 
a)
HORIZONS
b)
HUMUS
c)
SOIL
d)
CLAY
5.
RICH IN MINERALS, SUCH AS IRON AND ALUMINUM.......
a)
O
b)
A
c)
B
d)
D
6.
SLIGHTLY BROKEN UP ROCK.....
a)
C
b)
D
c)
O
d)
A
7.
LOOSE SOIL THAT IS RICH IN ORGANIC MATERIAL...EX. HUMUS.......
a)
O
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
8.
WHAT IS HORIZON D ALSO CALLED.......
a)
HUMUS
b)
BEDROCK
c)
ORGANIC MATTER
d)
INORGANIC MATTER
9.
MORE MATURE SOIL HAS MORE HORIZONS......
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
10.
WHAT LAYER IS TOPSOIL FOUND IN........
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D