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soil

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of soil has the smallest particles?

a)

sand

b)

hummus

c)

clay

d)

silt

2.

Which answer orders rock particles from smallest to largest correctly?

a)

1. clay

2. sand

3. silt

b)

1. silt

2. sand

3. clay

c)

1. sand

2. silt

3. clay

d)

1. clay

2. silt

3. sand

3.

Humus is decayed living/organic matter. It adds _______ to the soil.

a)

worms

b)

nutrients

c)

air

d)

sunlight

e)

smell

4.

Soil is formed when _____ are broken down by living things, weather, and water over long periods of time.

a)

rocks

b)

houses

c)

animals

d)

fossils

5.

Deepest layer of the soil that has not been weathered

a)

Top Soil

b)

Decomposer

c)

Bed Rock

d)

Mechanical Weathering

6.

soil with the largest particle size that loses water; no nutrients

a)

Clay

b)

Grass

c)

Sand

d)

Silt

7.

_____is soil that contains almost equal parts of clay, silt, and sand.

a)

sandy silt

b)

humus

c)

loam

d)

litter

8.

When earthworms add their wastes to the soil, then die and decay in the soil , they are contributing to the formation of

a)

clay

b)

bedrock

c)

humus

d)

silt

9.

The planting of different crops in a field each year to maintain soil fertility is called _______.

a)

terracing

b)

conservation plowing

c)

crop rotation

d)

contour plowing

10.

This layer is below the topsoil; it contains very little humus and is light colored..

a)

weathered bedrock

b)

subsoil

c)

O horizon

d)

bedrock

11.

Soil takes thousand of years to make; thus, it is said to be a ________resource.

a)

living

b)

nonrenewable

c)

nonimportant

d)

renewable

12.
What soil conservation technique is this?
a)
Crop Rotation
b)
Wind Breaks
c)
Contour Plowing
d)
No-Till Farming
13.
Which type of soil conservation strategy is being  used in this picture?
a)
windbreakers
b)
contour farming
c)
planting of vegetation
d)
terracing
14.

Cutting down of trees on large scale is called __________

a)

afforestation

b)

soil erosion

c)

deforestation

d)

all of these

15.

Identify the picture.

a)

embankment

b)

step farming

c)

afforestation

d)

deforestation

16.

Identify the picture.

a)

overgrazing

b)

deforestation

c)

all of these

d)

afforestation

17.

The practice of planting different things each year, in order to maintain the nutrients in the soil of a field.

a)

soil rotation

b)

soil conservation

c)

crop managing

d)

crop rotation