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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which type of soil has the smallest particles?
sand
hummus
clay
silt
Which answer orders rock particles from smallest to largest correctly?
1. clay
2. sand
3. silt
1. silt
2. sand
3. clay
1. sand
2. silt
3. clay
1. clay
2. silt
3. sand
Humus is decayed living/organic matter. It adds _______ to the soil.
worms
nutrients
air
sunlight
smell
Soil is formed when _____ are broken down by living things, weather, and water over long periods of time.
rocks
houses
animals
fossils
Deepest layer of the soil that has not been weathered
Top Soil
Decomposer
Bed Rock
Mechanical Weathering
soil with the largest particle size that loses water; no nutrients
Clay
Grass
Sand
Silt
_____is soil that contains almost equal parts of clay, silt, and sand.
sandy silt
humus
loam
litter
When earthworms add their wastes to the soil, then die and decay in the soil , they are contributing to the formation of
clay
bedrock
humus
silt
The planting of different crops in a field each year to maintain soil fertility is called _______.
terracing
conservation plowing
crop rotation
contour plowing
This layer is below the topsoil; it contains very little humus and is light colored..
weathered bedrock
subsoil
O horizon
bedrock
Soil takes thousand of years to make; thus, it is said to be a ________resource.
living
nonrenewable
nonimportant
renewable
Cutting down of trees on large scale is called __________
afforestation
soil erosion
deforestation
all of these
Identify the picture.
embankment
step farming
afforestation
deforestation
Identify the picture.
overgrazing
deforestation
all of these
afforestation
The practice of planting different things each year, in order to maintain the nutrients in the soil of a field.
soil rotation
soil conservation
crop managing
crop rotation
