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Review Test 2: Soil & Light and Vision

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is soil?

a)

It is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth.

b)

It is the leaf that grows on the plant.

c)

It is the food that can be found inside the seed.

d)

It is a playground to bugs.

2.

Why is soil an important natural resource?

a)

soil is used to make buildings

b)

soil can grow crops

c)

soil comes from bedrock

d)

soil is color brown

3.

Soil is made of ________________.

a)

weathered rocks and minerals

b)

dead plants and animals

c)

air and water

d)

all of the above

4.

Humus is ________________.

a)

the part of soil made up of decayed parts of once-living things.

b)

a dip that is made of garbanzo beans.

c)

a bone that can be found in the upper arm.

d)

a sound people make when their lips are together.

5.

How do decomposers work hand-in-hand with humus?

a)

by removing gravel and sand from soil

b)

by breaking down gravel into silt

c)

by eating animals that may harm the soil

d)

by breaking down the remains of dead plant and animal matter

6.

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?

a)

Sand

b)

Rocks and minerals

c)

Decayed animals and plants

d)

Volcanic lava

7.

Soil needs every component except:

a)

air and water

b)

humus - organic material

c)

weathered rocks - sand, silt, and clay

d)

gravel

8.

Which soil is the worst for growing plants?

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

clay

d)

loam

9.

This type of soil is best for plant growth.

a)

silt

b)

sand

c)

clay

d)

loam

10.

This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry.

a)

silt

b)

sand

c)

clay

d)

loam

11.

What is loam?

a)

an even mixture of sand, silt, and clay

b)

soil made of mostly sand

c)

soil made of mostly clay

d)

a mixture of gravel and sand

12.

Which type of soil does water quickly pass through?

a)

silt

b)

sand

c)

clay

d)

loam

13.

True or False: Sand has less humus than other soils.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Loam is one type of topsoil.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Sand is part humus and is the best type of soil to grow plants.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The three main types of soil are ________________.

a)

humus, gravel, pebbles,

b)

sand, clay, loam

c)

gold, silver, bronze

d)

topsoil, subsoil, bedrock

17.

Which layer of soil is on the bottom?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

bottomsoil

18.

Which layer of soil is on the bottom of a soil profile?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

parent rock

d)

bedrock

19.

Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

parent rock

d)

bedrock

20.

What is the layer of soil just below the topsoil?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

parent rock

d)

bedrock

21.

True of False: We can see things around us because of light reflecting off the object and into our eyes?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How does the light travels?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which of these is a natural source of light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which is NOT a source of light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Which image shows the shadow of which this flower gives off?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

When sun is behind you, your shadow is:

a)

behind you

b)

in front of you

c)

at the side of you

d)

not there

27.

An opaque object means that ________________________.

a)

light passes through

b)

no light passes through

c)

some light passes through

d)

you can see through it

28.

If you can see light through an object it is called _____________.

a)

opaque

b)

transluscent

c)

transparent

d)

plastic

29.

True of False: Translucent objects let only some light to pass thru.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which of the following objects is an example of transluscent media?

a)

sheet of thin tissue paper

b)

glass window

c)

wooden chopping board

d)

moon

31.

Which bottle does not let light pass through?

a)
b)
32.

Reflection is when light _______________.

a)

Bends

b)

Bounces

c)

Absorbs

d)

Dances

33.

Refraction is when light ____________.

a)

Bends

b)

Bounces

c)

Absorbs

d)

Dances

34.

Which of the following image shows reflection of letter R?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

36.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

37.

What are the two jobs of a lens?

a)

focus and magnify

b)

focus and flip

c)

focus and see

d)

flip and see

38.

The type of lens that has a surface that curves outward. Rays of light that passes through are brought closer together.

a)

Convex

b)

Concave

39.

Type of lens that has a surface that curves inward. Rays of light that passes through are spread out.

a)

Convex

b)

Concave

40.

Which of the following does NOT have a lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)