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WorksheetsSoil, 2nd grade, DHIS
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of soil drains water the quickest?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
bedrock
2.
A mixture of minerals, air, water, and humus is __________.
a)
conservation
b)
soil
c)
clay
d)
pollution
3.
To grow, plants need water, light, and ______ from the soil.
a)
nutrients
b)
bedrock
c)
worms
d)
roots
4.
What type of soil contains the largest particles of rock?
a)
silty
b)
bedrock
c)
sandy
d)
clay
5.
What is the best type of soil for plants? It is made up of the three soil types.
a)
plants
b)
loam
c)
humus
d)
dirt
6.
What can be made using kitchen scraps and dead plants?
a)
loam
b)
silt
c)
compost
d)
sand
7.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
What are the names of the four types of Soil?
a)
humus, sand, silt, clay
b)
humus, sand silt, bark
c)
sand, silt,clay
9.
What is Humus made up of?
a)
decompose
b)
decayed animal and plant parts
c)
decayed soil
10.
_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants and on farms. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.
a)
loam
b)
humus
c)
soil
d)
dirt
11.
What are the three components of soil?
a)
insects, sand, topsoil
b)
clay, sand, humus
c)
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
d)
earthworms, sand, silt
12.
Decayed organic material turns into dark colored material called __.
a)
litter
b)
clay
c)
humus
d)
soil
13.
The top layer of soil is called ________.
a)
bedrock
b)
topsoil
c)
subsoil
d)
grass
14.
It is important for soil to retain water to
a)
withstand weathering
b)
erode more slowly
c)
help plants to grow
d)
keep it from being dry
15.
Soil is composed of all of these natural materials EXCEPT
a)
weathered rock
b)
plant matter
c)
plastic substances
d)
animal remains
16.
A kind of soil when it’s wet it’s sticky and heavy.
(a)
17.
A kind of soil that is good for cultivation of crops and vegetable.
(a)
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