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All about SOIL

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is HUMUS made from?
a)
Chick-Peas
b)
The remains of decayed plants and animals
c)
Beans
d)
Cheese
2.
What are the three components of soil?
a)
insects, sand, topsoil
b)
clay, sand, humus
c)
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
d)
earthworms, sand, silt
3.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
4.
Why is soil an important natural resource?
a)
soil is used to make buildings
b)
soil can grow crops
c)
soil comes from bedrock
d)
soil is full of mircobes
5.

Where do plants get minerals from

a)

soil

b)

rain

c)

sun

d)

animals

6.

Plants get Nutrients from Soil, these nutrients give them energy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What material is soil mostly made of?

a)

vegetables

b)

sunlight

c)

Pieces of rock

d)

water

8.
Where do rock particles in soil come from?
a)
frozen water
b)
bigger rocks
c)
the sky
d)
rain
9.
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
10.

________ formed when plant and animals decay

a)

humus

b)

sand

c)

clay

11.

Which is NOT one of the three types of soil?

a)

Asphalt

b)

Clay

c)

Loam

d)

Sand

12.

Erica plans to plant a mango seed. Which type of soil can help her to make it grow better?

a)

Sand

b)

Clay

c)

Mud

d)

Loam

13.

Which type of soil contains the right mixture of particles and can hold enough water and oxygen?

a)

Loam

b)

clay

c)

Humus

d)

Sand

14.

Which of the following is NOT true about soil?

a)

It helps plants to grow.

b)

It is an important natural resources

c)

It has a single type of characteristic

d)

It covers most of the land part of the earth

15.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
16.
This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
humus
d)
loam
17.

What type of soil is this?

a)

Silt

b)

Clay

c)

Loam

18.

What type of soil is this?

a)

Sand

b)

Humus

c)

Clay

19.

A kind of soil that is good for cultivation of crops and vegetable.

(a)  

20.

The organic matter of soil that is made up of decayed of plants, animals and other biodegradable materials

(a)  

21.
Layer 1 is the Earth's ______ core.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Asthenosphere
22.
Layer 2 is the Earth's _____________.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
 Lower Mantle
d)
 Upper Mantle
23.
What layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
They are all the same size