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Science Unit 6 Review: Soil and Natural Resources

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

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1.

To determine the best amount of water for growing wheat, your should plant the wheat...

a)

in the same soil and give each the same amount of water

b)

in different soil and give each the same amount of water

c)

in the same soil and give each a different amount of water

d)

in different soil and give each the same amount of water

2.

All of the following are renewable resources EXCEPT

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Trees

d)

Oil

3.

Fossil fuels are

a)

fuels that formed from dead organisms millions of years ago

b)

fuels that all modern cars use

c)

fuels that the elderly use

d)

not real and are made up

4.

Renewable resources are

a)

things that we can grow or get more of

b)

things that cannot be replaced once used

c)

things that we can make in a laboratory

d)

things that exist on other planets

5.

Non-renewable resources are

a)

things that we can grow or get more of

b)

things that cannot be replaced once used

c)

things that we can make in a laboratory

d)

things that exist on other planets

6.

Water retention in soil means

a)

The amount of water that drains out of soil

b)

The amount of water that remains in soil

c)

The amount of knowledge we know about soil

d)

The amount of water falling from the sky

7.

Water drainage in soil means

a)

The amount of water that drains out of soil

b)

The amount of water that remains in soil

c)

The amount of knowledge we know about soil

d)

The amount of water falling from the sky

8.

Which conditions are important for plants to grow?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Soil type

c)

Water

d)

All of the above

9.

Mr. Patel pours 500 ml. of water into a potted plant. Below the pot is a dish. After 20 minutes there is 240 ml. of water in the dish. How much water was retained by the soil?

a)

240 ml.

b)

500 ml.

c)

260 ml.

d)

0 ml.

10.

Mr. Patel pours 500 ml. of water into a potted plant. Below the pot is a dish. After 20 minutes there is 240 ml. of water in the dish. How much water was drained from the soil?

a)

240 ml.

b)

500 ml.

c)

260 ml.

d)

0 ml.

11.

Mr. Raney decides to perform an experiment to see which soil is the best for growing plants. He gets sand, clay, topsoil, and humus into cups. He puts beans in the sand, corn in the clay, apple seeds in the topsoil, and grass seeds in the humus. Is Mr. Raney's experiment valid (good)?

a)

Yes because he has one variable (soil type)

b)

No because he has more than one variable

c)

Yes because he has one variable (seed type)

d)

No because he needs another variable (sunlight)

12.

Texture means

a)

What something looks like

b)

What something tastes like

c)

What something feels like

d)

What something sounds like