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BrainPOP Jr - Soil

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the top layer of soil called?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

humus

2.

What nonliving things can you find in the soil?

a)

worms

b)

bugs

c)

rocks

d)

plants

3.

What do most plants need to grow?

a)

soil

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

soil, sunlight, and water

4.

Which part of the soil has bits of dead plants

and animals?

a)

roots

b)

humus

c)

clay

d)

bedrock

5.

Which kind of soil holds the most water?

a)

sandy soil

b)

clay

c)

rocks

d)

plants

6.

Which layer of soil has the most humus?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

clay

7.

What would harm soil the most?

a)

composting soil

b)

polluting soil

c)

gardening in soil

d)

planting in soil

8.

What happens when living things

decompose?

a)

They grow healthy and strong.

b)

They have babies.

c)

They store up fat for the winter.

d)

Their parts break down into the soil.

9.

What kind of soil do you think is in the

desert?

a)

dark, damp soil

b)

dry, sandy soil

c)

sticky, red soil

d)

thick, muddy soil

10.

Which kind of soil has the most humus?

a)

red clay soil

b)

sandy pond soil

c)

dark forest soil

d)

bedrock