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Science 4 - SOIL

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
What is Humus made up of? 
a)
decompose
b)
decayed animal and plant parts
c)
decayed soil
3.
_______ 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
4.
Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
loam
5.
Decayed organic material turns into dark colored material called __.
a)
litter
b)
clay
c)
humus
d)
soil
6.
This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry. 
a)
clay
b)
silt
c)
sand
d)
gravel
7.
This type of soil is best for plant growth. 
a)
rock
b)
sand
c)
loam
d)
clay
8.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
9.
This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
humus
d)
loam
10.
The texture of soil depends mainly on
a)
the types of plants that grow in the soil.
b)
the size of the particles in the soil.
c)
the color of the soil.
d)
the number of worms in the soil.
11.
How does soil form?
a)
Soil forms as rock is broken down by weathering and mixed with other materials on the surface.
b)
Soil forms when someone takes a shovel and breaks rocks, and then mixes it with dirt.
c)
Soil forms when an you throw rocks and dirt into a pond.
d)
Soil forms when you mix water and rocks together, then add air.
12.

What type of soil is this?

a)

Silt

b)

Clay

c)

Loam

13.

What type of soil is this?

a)

Sand

b)

Humus

c)

Clay

14.

What type of soil is this?

a)

Humus

b)

Sand

c)

Loam

15.

Which soil has contain the large amount of decaying plants and animals?

a)

Sand

b)

Land

c)

Loam

d)

Clay

16.

Which type of soil is used for pottery?

a)

Loam

b)

Sand

c)

Clay

d)

Asphalt

17.

Which type of soil mostly found on beaches?

a)

Clay

b)

Sand

c)

Loam

d)

Asphalt

18.

Which is NOT one of the three types of soil?

a)

Asphalt

b)

Clay

c)

Loam

d)

Sand

19.

It is important for soil to retain water to _____________ .

a)

withstand weathering

b)

help plants to grow

c)

erode more slowly

d)

keep from being dry

20.

What is the texture of the clay soil?

a)

rough and gritty

b)

soft and smooth

c)

a little rough

21.

Which property best indicates that soil contains nutrients?

a)

texture

b)

color

c)

amount of sand

d)

amount of clay

22.

which of the following is NOT soil?

a)

clay

b)

silt

c)

sand

d)

mud

23.

which of the following is NOT organic matter

a)

worms

b)

rocks

c)

decayed animals

d)

decayed plants

24.

Which soil does not hold water

a)

sand

b)

topsoil

c)

clay

25.

Why is soil important to living things? Because it ___________________.

a)

forms part of the earth where animals live.

b)

provides the necessary nutrients needed by plants.

c)

serves as a place where people live.

d)

all of the above.

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