Soil/Soil Horizons & Human Impact Quiz

Are there minerals in soil?

• Yes
• No

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which soil horizon is called the Topsoil?

• O

• A

• E

• B

Which soil horizon is called the subsoil?

• O

• A

• E

• B

Which soil horizon do farmers want a good layer of?

• O

• A

• E

• B

True or False: Roots can be found, if all layers are present, in the bedrock?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED.......

• MATERIALS
• ORGANIC
• HUMUS
• HORIZONS

MIXTURE OF ROCK, MINERAL PARTICLES, AND ORGANIC MATTER...... 

• HORIZONS
• HUMUS
• SOIL
• CLAY

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

SLIGHTLY BROKEN UP ROCK.....

• C
• D
• O
• A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

LOOSE SOIL THAT IS RICH IN ORGANIC MATERIAL...EX. HUMUS.......

• O
• A
• B
• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3