1) What is another word for soil? a) Another word for soil is mud. b) Another word for soil is dirt. c) Another word for soil is matter. 2) Soil is a ____________________ resource. a) man made b) renewable c) natural 3) What does natural resource mean? a) It means it is made by nature. b) It means it is made by people. c) It means it is made by the imagination. 4) What materials is soil made up of? a) It is made up of bits of rock, air and water b) It is made up of bits of humus, air, and water c) It is made up of bits of rock, humus, air and water 5) The rocks can be broken into ____________________. a) big bits called particles. b) tiny bits called particles. c) air called particles. 6) What is strong enough to break rocks? a) Wind is strong enough to break rocks. b) Ice, and wind are strong enough to break rocks. c) Water, ice, and wind are strong enough to break rocks. 7) What is humus made of? a) Humus is made of bits of dead plants and animals b) Humus is made of bits of dead plants. c) Humus is made of bits of animals. 8) Why are an minerals an important part of soil? a) Minerals are an important part of soil because they add nutrients to soil b) Minerals are an important part of soil because they add water to soil c) Minerals are an important part of soil because they add air to soil 9) Does soil have different textures? a) No, it does not have different textures. b) Yes, it has different textures. c) I don't know. 10) How long can it take to form 1 inch of soil? a) It can take hundreds of years for one (1) inch of soil to form. b) It can take 100 days for one (1) inch of soil to form. c) It can take 10 years for one (1) inch of soil to form. 11) Where can soil NOT form? a) It can't form beneath a tree. b) It can't form in a bedrock. c) It can't form on steep mountains, windy places, or places where water flows quickly 12) What kind of soil do plants, animals, and people need? a) Plants, animals, and people need unhealthy soil. b) Plants, animals, and people need no soil. c) Plants, animals, and people need healthy soil.Plants, animals, and people need healthy soil.Plants, animals, and people need healthy soil.

Week 7 - Soil Comprehension MCQ

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