WorksheetsSoil Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is it called when plants and animals die and break down?
Weathering
Nutrients
Decomposition
Erosion
What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
Weathering
Decomposition
Precipitation
Erosion
What uses nutrients in the soil to grow?
trees
weathering
decompose
plant matter
Why are dead plants and animals important to soil?
They make it slimy
They are not good for the soil
They are full of nutrients
They make the soil stick together
The weathering of rocks into small pieces creates what?
Minerals
Water
Coal
Soil
How would the soil be different in a place that doesn't rain much?
Much smaller pieces of rock
many insects and worms
a greater variety of plants
less water and organic matter
What could you add to your soil to help plants grow?
empty soda bottles
Large rocks and pebbles
Small pieces of sand and clay
Nutrients from dead leaves and earthrworms.
Soil is composed of all of these natural things except:
Weathered Rock
Plant Matter
Animal Remains
Plastic substances
Rocks near the ocean get brown into small pieces because...
Leaves falling from trees
Clouds forming in the sky
Water crashing against the rocks
Salt dissolving in the water
What is something you might be able to tell about soil from looking at it?
How much it would cost
What type of rock it came from
How old it is
How much you would need to fill up a slower pot
