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Discovering the Earth's Soil

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Outermost layer of the Earth

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

2.

This layer of the Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

3.

What layer do we live on?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

4.

Which is the innermost layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

5.

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

6.

What is the crust that makes up the continents?

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

oceanic crust

d)

continental crust

7.

What is the Earth's thickest layer?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

8.

What is the hottest layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

9.

What is the correct order of the Earth's layer?

a)

core, mantle crust

b)

mantle, crust, core

c)

crust, core, mantle

d)

crust, mantle, core

10.

What are the two kinds of crust?

a)

optic and continental crust

b)

uppermost and lowermost

c)

oceanic and continental

d)

oceanic and crustatious

11.

Soil is made up of...

a)

air and water

b)

dead plants and animals

c)

weathered rocks and minerals

d)

all of these

12.

Which of the following is not a type of soil?

a)

peaty

b)

loamy

c)

muddy

d)

sandy

13.

Which type of soil is best for gardening?

a)

sandy

b)

peaty

c)

chalky

d)

loamy

14.

Which type of soil is alkaline in nature?

a)

sandy

b)

clay

c)

chalky

d)

peaty

15.

Which soil horizon is also called as the subsoil?

a)

O Horizon

b)

A Horizon

c)

B Horizon

d)

R Horizon