Soil Quiz

Weathering is a process that breaks down rocks to create soil. This process takes-

• Several months

• A few days

• Many years

• six weeks

What two things does soil, as a natural resource, provide for plants?

• Bedrock for protection

• Nutrients to stay healthy

• Energy to make food

• Support for roots to grow

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A student planted sunflower plants in different components of soil. In which component

• Clay

• Humus

• Sand

• Rock Particles

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These organisms need soil to-

• Provide support for trees to grow

• Give shade from the sun

• Provide a habitat for them to live

• Give small streams water they need to flow

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Which soil component consists of small grains of worn-down rock, has few nutrients, and does not hold water well?

• Parent rock

• Clay

• Bedrock

• Sand

Humus can be best described as-

• A layer of soil full of large rocks and minerals

• Tiny particles of soil that hold water well

• The movement of soil from one place to another

• Decayed matter in the soil

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Materials that plants and animals need to live and grow are called -

• Particles

• Organisms

• Adaptations

• Nutrients

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Which component of soil is made up of very small broken pieces of rock with particles larger than clay and smaller than sand?

• Silt

• Bedrock

• Humus

• Compost

Soil is important to people because it -

• Creates new landscapes

• Supports the growth of a lot of food

• Can be replaced quickly

• Changes components quickly

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Which of the following can become humus?

• Rocks

• Sand

• Leaves

• Water

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