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SOIL

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This soil is mostly found in India.

a)

Black soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Mountain soil

d)

Alluvial soil

2.
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
3.
Wind blowing dirt and sand through the air is an example of...
a)
weathering 
b)
erosion
4.

The breaking down of rocks is called ______________.

a)

Texture

b)

Decomposing

c)

Weathering

d)

Rock and Minerals

5.

Soil is made out of which of the following?

a)

Animal remains

b)

Plant remains

c)

Tiny rocks

d)

All of the above

6.

What is soil?

a)

A tree growing in the dirt.

b)

Water in the ocean.

c)

A top layer of the earth.

d)

An electric current that travels through a circuit.

7.

Which type of soil is most suitable to grow cotton soil?

a)

Red soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Laterite soil

8.

Alluvial soil is not found in which of the following state?

a)

Punjab

b)

Uttar Pradesh

c)

Haryana

d)

Maharashtra

9.

Which soil requires lots of water for cultivation of crops?

a)

Alluvial soil

b)

Desert soil

c)

Mountain soil

d)

Black soil

10.

Which type of soil is most suitable to grow fruits like apples, pears, peaches and plums?

a)

Mountain soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Laterite soil

11.

This soil is mostly found in India.

a)

Black soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Mountain soil

d)

Alluvial soil

12.

Click on all the things that are in soil.

a)

Dead leaves

b)

Animal bones

c)

glitter

d)

tiny rocks

e)

rain water

13.

What is soil?

a)

A tree growing in the dirt.

b)

Water in the ocean.

c)

A top layer of the earth.

d)

An electric current that travels through a circuit.

14.

Which type of soil is most suitable to grow cotton soil?

a)

Red soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Laterite soil

15.

Red soil appears red due to the presence of ————

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

clay

d)

gold

16.

Which type of soil is most suitable to grow fruits like apples, pears, peaches and plums?

a)

Mountain soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Laterite soil

17.

________ gets nutrients from soil.

a)

plants

b)

humans

c)

books

d)

none of the above

18.

This state is dominated by black soil

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Karnataka

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Gujarat

19.
Which of the following soil conservation methods involves changing a steep hill into smaller, flatter fields?
a)
retaining walls
b)
terracing
c)
windbreak
d)
groundcover/mulch
20.

........... is used to generate electricity from wind.

a)

windblast

b)

windglass

c)

windmill

d)

windfall

21.

The process by which the top layer of soil is removed is known as

a)

soil conservation

b)

deforestation

c)

afforestation

d)

soil erosion

22.

Soil is made out of which of the following?

a)

Animal remains

b)

Plant remains

c)

Tiny rocks

d)

All of the above

23.

Sandy soil is found in

a)

Desert

b)

northern plains

c)

Northern Mountains

d)

Deccan Plateau

24.

This state is dominated by black soil

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Karnataka

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Gujarat

25.

8. ______________ is sandy and infertile soil.

a)

Mountain soil

b)

Desert soil

c)

Red Soil

26.

9.Planting more tree is called as_________________________

a)

Deforestation

b)

Afforestation

c)

Soil Erosion

27.

10. Black soil is formed by breaking up of rocks made from _____________.

a)

lava

b)

soil

c)

Fertilizers

28.

Jowar , Bajra and Ragi are examples of

a)

Fibre crops

b)

Beverages

c)

Millets

d)

Fodder crop

29.

________ is the staple food in North India.

a)

rice

b)

wheat

c)

jowar

d)

ragi

30.
Which of the following soil conservation methods involves changing a steep hill into smaller, flatter fields?
a)
retaining walls
b)
terracing
c)
windbreak
d)
groundcover/mulch
31.

The process by which the top layer of soil is removed is known as

a)

soil conservation

b)

deforestation

c)

afforestation

d)

soil erosion

32.

Sandy soil is found in

a)

Desert

b)

northern plains

c)

Northern Mountains

d)

Deccan Plateau

33.

_____________ is formed by the breaking down of rocks.

a)

rocks

b)

soil

c)

food

d)

humus

34.

Sandy soil is found in

a)

Desert

b)

northern plains

c)

Northern Mountains

d)

Deccan Plateau

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