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soils

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who has the largest size of particle?

a)

Clay

b)

Sand

c)

Silt

2.

What is soil

a)

The supply of water to a crop by the grower

b)

Soil is a habitat for plants and other organisms that grow within it.

3.

Where is the neutral ph?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

8

d)

6

e)

7

4.

What is the higher and lower ph?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

14

d)

15

5.

Name one chacacteristics of sandy soils

a)

Harder to cultivate

b)

A lower risk of erosion

c)

Low water holding capacity

d)

Good retencion of nutrients

6.

Wat are the characteristic of clay soil

a)

High water holding capacity

b)

Slow to warp up

c)

Water does not drain away easily

d)

Retains nutrients well

7.

What do you need to get a loam soil?

a)

sand ans clay

b)

sand silt and clay

c)

clay and silt

d)

sand and silt

8.

Which word goes with the following meaning?


The processes that cause rock to be broken down into smaller particles

a)

Organic

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

9.

Check all the nutrients needed by plants

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Potassium

10.

Complete the following sentense


The main four components of soils are: mineral particles, the (a)   content, air and water.