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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 51mins
You did an experiment to see how adding humus would improve plant growth. You added humus to plant A and kept plant B in regular soil. They both got the same amount of sunlight and water. Based on the results, what can you conclude?
Plant A will not grow any flowers
Plant B will die
Humus made plant A grow faster
Humus had not effect on plant A
The texture of soil depends on
How much water it can retain
Particle size
Soil color
Soil mass
A student wants to know which soil is the best to plant tomatoes in. Which of the following experiments can he complete to figure it out?
Plant seeds in each type of soil.
Pour 200 mL of water into each soil to see how much water is retained.
Compare the color of the soil to a color chart
Wet the soil and feel the texture.
Students wanted to test out the capacity to retain water. They poured water through the soil samples and waited for 2 minutes. Based on the results, which of the following is a correct conclusion?
Water seeped through sample A the slowest
Water seeped through sample B the fastest
Sample A retained the most water
All samples retained the same amount of water
A gardener wants to add humus to his soil because it contains a lot of nutrients and helps retain water. What does humus form from?
Sand
Rocks and minerals
Decayed animals and plants
Volcanic lava
Which soil component makes up about 5% of a loamy soil?
Water
Organic Matter
Air
Minerals
Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture?
clay
clay loam
sandy loam
silt
Soil is formed by the breaking down of rocks by the action of wind, water and climate. This process is called
Humification
Weathering
Soil erosion
None of the above
Soil erosion is the process by which the
the land surface(top soil) is removed by wind, water or ice
formation of soil form rocks
rusting of soil
None of the above
