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WorksheetsUnit 4: Land, Soil, and Water (R)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is not a layer of soil?
a)
Lava
b)
Litter
c)
Topsoil
d)
Subsoil
2.
What is the structure of fertile soil?
a)
Litter, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
b)
Stratosphere, ionosphere, atmosphere
c)
Roots, stem, leaf, flower
d)
Metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary rock.
3.
What does soil contain that plants need to grow?
a)
Minerals and nutrients
b)
Dirt
c)
Litter
d)
Earthworms and moles
4.
What are three problems that result from poor soil management?
a)
Erosion, Nutrient Depletion, Desertification
b)
Terracing, Windbreaks, Farming
c)
Agriculture, Mining, Development
5.
Garbage produced by households and businesses
a)
hazardous waste
b)
school lunch
c)
municipal solid waste
d)
city water
6.
Which of the following are problems associated with landfills?
a)
source reduction and composting
b)
surface improvement and leachate
c)
leachate and methane production
d)
all of the above
7.
Turning aluminum soda cans into more aluminum soda cans is an example of
a)
Primary Recycling
b)
Secondary Recycling
c)
Landfilling
d)
Life Cycling
8.
A landfill liner is made of
a)
just clay
b)
clay and plastic
c)
just plastic
d)
none of these options
9.
Which of these is NOT hazardous waste
a)
Motor oil
b)
Paint
c)
Cell phones
d)
Glass bottles
10.
Secondary recycling
a)
materials are turned into new products of the same type.
b)
materials are converted into different products.
11.
When we throw away cellphones, computers, and TVs this waste is
a)
trash
b)
e-waste
c)
recycled
d)
sent to china
12.
The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
13.
Decayed organic material in soil is called______.
a)
Litter
b)
Silt
c)
Humus
d)
Clay
14.
Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
15.
In which horizon is most of the HUMUS?
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
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