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3G Soil

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Soil is

a)

a mixture of minerals, weathered rocks, and other things

b)

a mixture of minerals, sunlight, and water

c)

a mixture of living things

2.

Humus is

a)

decayed soil and plants

b)

decayed T-Rex and humus

c)

decayed plants and animals

3.

natural resources are

a)

supernatural resource

b)

material on earth not useful or necessary to humans

c)

material on earth useful or necessary to humans

4.

topsoil is

a)

the bottom soil

b)

the top layer of soil

c)

the middle soil

d)

the soil

5.

Subsoil is

a)

the layer above the topsoil. It is lighter and has less humus

b)

the layer below the topsoil. It is lighter and has less humus

c)

the layer below the topsoil. It is heavier and has more humus

6.

Below the subsoil and made of solid rock

a)

tablerock

b)

bedrock

c)

chairrock

d)

partyrock

7.

Soil made from a mixture of sand, silt, and clay

a)

soil

b)

foam

c)

loam

d)

rocks

8.

Subsoil is _____ the topsoil

a)

above

b)

under

c)

below

9.

Topsoil is _____ the subsoil

a)

above

b)

under

c)

below

10.

Loam is

a)

made from a mixture of sand, silt, and t-rex

b)

made from a mixture of sand, silt, and animals

c)

made from a mixture of sand, silt, and clay

11.

Too much clay in soil makes it

a)

easy for water to pass through (impermeable)

b)

hard for water to pass through (impermeable)

12.

fungi grow in

a)

rocks

b)

soil

c)

clay

d)

air

13.

earthworms

a)

create room for rocks to grow

b)

create room for plant roots to grow

c)

create room for T-Rex to grow

14.

earthworms

a)

are not as good for soil as a megalodon

b)

are not good for soil

c)

are good for soil