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Worksheetssoil types
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock.
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
humus
d)
loam
2.
Which of the following types of soil has the largest particles?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
humus
d)
clay
3.
Which type of soil is best for growing plants?
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
gravel
d)
humus
4.
What are the names of the four types of Soil?
a)
humus, sand, silt, clay
b)
humus, sand silt, bark
c)
sand, silt,clay
5.
What is Humus made up of?
a)
decompose
b)
decayed animal and plant parts
c)
decayed soil
6.
Sand feels....
a)
soft
b)
gritty
c)
wet
7.
_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants and on farms. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.
a)
loam
b)
humus
c)
soil
d)
dirt
8.
Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
loam
9.
What are the three components of soil?
a)
insects, sand, topsoil
b)
clay, sand, humus
c)
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
d)
earthworms, sand, silt
10.
Decayed organic material turns into dark colored material called __.
a)
litter
b)
clay
c)
humus
d)
soil
11.
The top layer of soil is called ________.
a)
bedrock
b)
topsoil
c)
subsoil
d)
grass
12.
This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry.
a)
clay
b)
silt
c)
sand
d)
gravel
13.
This type of soil is best for plant growth.
a)
rock
b)
sand
c)
loam
d)
clay
14.
Loam is a mixture of clay, silt, and sand.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
If a soil particle is big, meaning it has a larger pore space, how will the water flow?
a)
Fast
b)
Slow
c)
It won't move at all
d)
Medium
16.
Which type of soil has the smallest particles?
a)
Sand
b)
Silt
c)
Clay
d)
Subsoil
17.
Soil formation begins with the weathering of_______.
a)
Humas
b)
Subsoil
c)
Litter
d)
Rock
18.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
19.
When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
humus
20.
What is the particle sizes starting from smallest particle size to largest particle size?
a)
sand, silt, clay
b)
silt, clay, sand
c)
clay, silt, sand
d)
clay, sand, silt
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