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SOIL

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many layers of soil is shown here?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

The soil layer labelled D is called _______.

a)

organic

b)

topsoil

c)

regolith

d)

bedrock

e)

subsoil

3.

The most fertile layer of the soil is _______

a)

organic

b)

topsoil

c)

subsoil

d)

regolith

e)

subsoil

4.

It is generally dark colored because of ______.

a)

filtered water

b)

decomposed matter

c)

minerals and rocks

5.

This is the transition area between soil and parent material

a)

O-organic

b)

A-topsoil

c)

B-subsoil

d)

C-regolith

e)

D. bedrock

6.

This factors which affect soil formation describes the amount of rainfall and the temperature in a given place.

a)

Topography

b)

Climate

c)

Parent Material

d)

Living Organisms

7.

Which one shows a rough topography of the land?

a)
b)
c)
8.

This type of rock formation in Saudi Arabia was probably formed in _____

a)

thousands of years

b)

millions of years

c)

hundereds of years

d)

one week

9.

The contributing factor shown here in the formation of soil is ______.

a)

Climate

b)

Topography

c)

Time

d)

Living Organisms

10.

The parent material shown here is ______

a)

sandy

b)

rocky

c)

watery

11.

This kind of plant lives best in a _____

a)

clay soil

b)

sandy soil

c)

silty soil

12.

The soil type for this newly growing sunflower plant needs is _____

a)

sandy soil

b)

loamy soil

c)

clay soil

d)

silty soil

13.

What makes the organic part of the soil?

a)

rocks

b)

minerals

c)

humus

d)

water

14.

Banaue Rice Terraces is in a _____

a)

valley

b)

mountain slopes

c)

plain

d)

riverside

15.

This process is done by spreading fallen twigs and dry leaves on top of the soil to serve as ground cover.

a)

aeration

b)

mulching

c)

infiltration

d)

compaction