Worksheetssoil quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Soil is made up of four main ingredients. Choose the correct list of ingredients.
a)
Tiny pieces of rock, humus, air and sand
b)
Humus, or dead plant material, clay, water, and salts
c)
Tiny pieces of rock, air, water,and humus or dead plant material
d)
Air, water, tiny pieces of rock, and manure
2.
Choose three organisms that live in soil.
a)
lung, heart cancer
b)
dog
c)
cats
d)
Worms,moles,bacteria
3.
This type of soil dries out quickly after a rainstorm.
a)
clay
b)
loam
c)
sand
4.
This type of soil can become as hard as stone when it dries out.
a)
clay
b)
loam
c)
sand
5.
This type of soil is the best kind for growing most things.
a)
clay
b)
loam
c)
sand
6.
This soil ingredient is made up of decayed plants and animals
a)
Air
b)
Humus
c)
Minerals
d)
water
7.
What is soil erosion?
a)
The way soil is formed
b)
A process that moves soil by wind and water away from where it is needed
c)
Another name for the greenhouse effect
d)
Another name for soil pollution
8.
Loam is used to help grow.
a)
Animals
b)
kids
c)
fruits and vegetables
d)
toys
9.
Humus is found in _____________?
a)
top soil
b)
oceans
c)
houses
d)
rocks
10.
What soil is coarse and drains quickly?
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
fruit
d)
loam
11.
what soil is red and brown in color and holds water
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
igneous rock
d)
humus
12.
What soil is a mixture of humus, silt, sand a clay?
a)
loam
b)
clay
c)
potting soil
13.
What soil can only be seen using a microscope?
a)
clay
b)
top soil
c)
silt
d)
sand
14.
Where is silt usually found?
a)
near farms
b)
near body of water
c)
in a rock
d)
beaches
15.
What soil is made of broken down pieces of dead plants and animals?
a)
clay
b)
minerals
c)
sand
d)
humus
16.
What soil can be used to make pottery?
a)
potting soil
b)
rocks
c)
sand
d)
clay
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