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Soil Notes Check

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Horizon A is also known as...

a)

Top soil

b)

Bedrock

c)

Subsoil

d)

Organic material

2.

The B Horizon is known as

a)

Parent Rock

b)

Top soil

c)

Bedrock

d)

Subsoil

3.

The C Horizon is known as

a)

Top soil

b)

Organic material

c)

Parent Bedrock

d)

Bedrock

4.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
6.

A single layer of soil is called a _______________.

a)

profile

b)

horizon

c)

row

d)

column

7.

This layer is also called "bedrock".

a)

Horizon A

b)

Horizon B

c)

Horizon C

d)

Horizon R

8.
What is the layer of soil that contains humus, leaf litter, and other organic matter?
a)
O - Organic
b)
A - Topsoil
c)
B - Subsoil
d)
R - Bedrock
9.

Which horizon contains unweathered parent material

a)

A Horizon

b)

B Horizon

c)

C Horizon

d)

R horizon

10.

What is the uppermost layer, the organic layer which is made up of dead plant matter for the most part?

a)

O-Organic Layer

b)

A-Topsoil

c)

B-Subsoil

d)

R-Bedrock

11.

What is the term for how compact soil is?

(a)  

12.

What is the term for what the soil is made of?

(a)  

13.

Which of the following is not one of the types of soil?

a)

Clay

b)

Sand

c)

Silt

d)

Gravel

14.

What letter is Bedrock?

(a)  

15.

What letter is the Organic Layer of soil?

(a)  

16.

What letter is parent material?

(a)  

17.

What letter is subsoil?

(a)