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WorksheetsSoil 3.7A and 4.7A
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Many plants cannot grow in sandy soil. Why is this true?
a)
Sandy soil does not hold enough water.
b)
Air cannot pass through sandy soil.
c)
Roots cannot easily push through sandy soil.
d)
Sandy soil has too many nutrients.
2.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
3.
A student pours 50 mL of water over a soil sample, and 32 mL of the water drains into a cylinder. How much water was retained?
a)
18 mL
b)
28 mL
c)
32 mL
d)
50 mL
4.
When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
humus
5.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
mud
6.
To hold inside, as soil does with water
a)
soil
b)
retain
c)
water
7.
the breakdown or rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
8.
A component of soil made of very tiny grains; sticky and soft when wet but turns hard when dry
a)
clay
b)
loam
c)
humus
9.
A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)
a)
humus
b)
soil
c)
loam
10.
If Carol poured 500 mL of water into the soil and 400 mL can now be found in the jar, then the other 100 mL must have been-
a)
retained
b)
drained
c)
lost in space
d)
in the bathroom sink
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