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Soil Revision

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the best soil for the growth of plants?

a)

Loamy

b)

Clayey

c)

Sandy

2.

What are some important parts of the soil?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plant roots

c)

Earthworms

d)

Plastic

3.

What kind of soil should be used for the making of earthen pots?

a)

Clayey soil

b)

Loamy soil

c)

Sandy soil

4.

Water can drain quickly through the spaces between the particles of clayey soil.

State True or False

a)

True

b)

False

5.
Which type of soil is best for growing plants?
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
gravel
d)
humus
6.
Plants and animals become part of soil when they -- 
a)
Die and Decay
b)
Produce offspring
c)
Grow and Develop
d)
Take in nutrients
7.

Which layer of soil has the most humus?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

8.

The 4 agents of erosion are________

a)

air, fire, water, & metamorphism

b)

wind, water, gravity, & ice

c)

topographic, sedimentary, igneous, & deposition

d)

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, & gravity

9.
What is weathering?
a)
the process of moving sediment from one place to another
b)
the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface
c)
the remains of decayed plants and animals
10.
What is humus?
a)
the bottom layer of soil
b)
the largest particle that makes up soil
c)
remains of decayed plants and animals in the soil
11.

The protection of soil against erosion is called ____.

a)

Soil pollution

b)

Soil conservation

c)

weathering

d)

Soil ploughing

12.

Soil conservation done on hill slopes _____________

a)

Ploughing

b)

terracing

c)

Erosion

d)

All of the above

13.

Which type of soil conservation strategy is being used in this picture?

a)

windbreakers

b)

contour farming

c)

planting of vegetation

d)

terrace farming

14.

If experts are suggesting that, terrace farming can help stop soil erosion, then area is likely to be:

a)

A forest.

b)

A desert.

c)

A hill.

d)

A swamp.

15.

Choose the best picture to demonstrate wind weathering.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
Which soil conservation method involves planting different crops in a specific order to improve soil health and fertility?
a)
Crop rotation
b)
Cover crops
c)
No-till farming