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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
The roots absrob water and nutrients from the soil
True
False
What is soil?
Pieces of sidewalk
Bits of rotten plants, animals, and weathered rocks
Leftovers from volcanoes
Crushed up Oreos
Humus has so much nutrients that what creature is found here?
Bats
Earthworms
Birds
Cows
What color is soil?
Hot pink
Navy blue
many colors (red, brown, gray, yellow, black, etc.)
Sparkly
Why is soil important for plant growth?
It makes the Earth's surface hard
It moves easily from one place to another
It does not let plants grow roots too deeply
It contains nutrients to help plants grow
Which of the following relies on soil for survival?
plants
animals
humus
all of the above
What is weathering?
Wearing down and breaking apart rocks
Rain
soil when it gets wet
Erosion
The four main ingredients of soil are....
wind, water, ice, and humus
water, air, rocks, and humus
worms, ice, rocks, and air
water, air, rocks, and worms
What is soil?
It is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth.
It is the leaf that grows on the plant.
It is the food that can be found inside the seed.
What color of soil has a lot of humus?
black soils
white soils
reddish colored soils.
True or False: Sand has less humus than other soils.
True
False
