fun quiz about soil

I provide support and nutrients for plants. I am the uppermost layer of soil. I contain large amounts of humus. What am I?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• parent rock

• weathered rock material

I am the layer of soil hat is located underneath the topsoil. I have less humus than topsoil. What am I?

• parent rock

• subsoil

• top soil

• weathered rock material

I am the layer of solid rock beneath the soil layers. I slowly break apart to produce soil. What am I?

• weathered rock pattern

• sub soil

• top soil

• bedrock

I provide nutrients for plants. I am the pieces of decayed plants and animals found in soil. What am I?

• weathered rock pattern

• climate

• humus

• time

I am the process that produces soil. I am the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces, such as sand, silt and clay? What am I?

I am the carrying of weathered pieces of rock by wind, water and gravity.

• Erosion

• relief

• flora

• time

What is soil?

• the thick layer of soil covering the surface of the concrete called soil.

• all of the above and below

• the thin layer of grainy substances covering the surface of the earth is called soil.

• none of these

what is a landslide?

• Landslides r simply defined as the mass movement of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.

• none of these

• all of these

• Landslides r simply defined as the mass movement of people.

what affects the rate of humus formation

• flora fauna and microorganisms

• cars and boats

• none of these

• all of these

how many layers of soil

• 1

• 9

• 4

• 7