Soil Multiple Choice Test

Process by which sediments settle or drop out of wind or water

Decomposed organic matter

Rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

Process in which sediments move from one place to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity

Layers of soil with distinct physical properties in a soil profile

Vertical section showing the soil horizons

Mixture of weathered sediment, organic material, water, and air

The ability soil has to support plant growth

Soil made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt is

A cold and dry climate would cause soil to form

Rocks would weather fast in a warm wet climate

Soil is a valuable resource because it is important to all living things

The Earth is the only terrestrial planet that has soil

In which horizon would you find the most rock fragments

In which soil horizon would you expect to find the most humus

Soil horizon A is known as

B horizon is known as

What has to happen first in order for soil to form

In what layer of the Earth's atmosphere would you expect to find the ozone layer

Mr. Pickinpaugh is........

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