This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which BEST describes the action of wind and waves on a beach? A) They decrease the size of the sand particles. B) They have no effect on rocks on the beach. C) They increase the hardness of rocks on the beach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They decrease the size of the sand particles. 2. A person who studies rocks and minerals is a ..... A) Zoologist. B) Paleontologist. C) Pangea. D) Geologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geologist. 3. Which is the most common in the soil of a mountain? A) Clay/silt. B) Pebbles (and gravel). C) Sand. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pebbles (and gravel). 4. Organic material that occurs naturally is made of ..... A) The remains of dead plants, insects, and animals that get mixed into the soil. B) Plastic bags that get mixed into the soil. C) Little rocks that get mixed in the soil. D) Lumps of clay that get mixed in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The remains of dead plants, insects, and animals that get mixed into the soil. 5. In a soil sample, where do the minerals come from? A) Rocks. B) Water. C) Living things. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rocks. 6. What type of soil has the largest particles and feels gritty? A) Sand. B) Loam. C) Silt. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand. 7. The texture of soil refers to the- A) Amount of nutrients in the soil. B) Color of the soil. C) Amount of soil. D) Size of the soil particles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Size of the soil particles. 8. Individual grains of sediment are known as ..... A) Size. B) Particle/grain size. C) Small. D) Large. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Particle/grain size. 9. RICH IN MINERALS, SUCH AS IRON AND ALUMINUM ..... A) A. B) O. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 10. The rubbing, grinding, and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering is? A) Basalt. B) Chemical weathering. C) Abrasion. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abrasion. 11. All igneous rock was once ..... A) Melted. B) In a volcano. C) At Earth's core. D) Frozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melted. 12. Washing out a plastic ziploc bag and using it again is known as- A) Recycling plastic. B) Reusing an object. C) Reducing the amount of water used. D) Recycling glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reusing an object. 13. True or False:Natural resources come from the Earth. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The movement of weathered rock and soil is called ..... A) Erosion. B) Hardness. C) Weathering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 15. ..... are non-living solids that are made up of 2 or more minerals. A) Talc. B) Minerals. C) Rocks. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks. 16. What do plants and animals need to grow? A) Soil. B) Humus. C) Loam. D) Nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrients. 17. What is a material found on the surface of the earth consisting of rock, sand, clay, dead plants, and animal remains? A) Silt. B) Soil. C) Bedrock. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 18. How long does it take to form about 2 centimeters of topsoil under natural conditions? A) 1, 000 years. B) 500 years. C) 100 years. D) 2, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 500 years. 19. Why are soils different colors? A) They get different amounts of rain. B) They have different materials in them. C) They hold different amounts of water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have different materials in them. 20. Soil supports plant growth by providing: A) Nutrients. B) Light. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nutrients. 21. Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 22. Which factor plays the largest role in soil development? A) Climate. B) Parent material. C) Biology. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 23. True or False:A product is something made by people or machines for people to use. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource? A) Minerals. B) Soil. C) Coal. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 25. An animal that lives in an underground by making a hole and mixing up air, water and humus in the soil is called a ..... A) Decomposer. B) Burrower. C) Humus Source. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burrower. 26. A representation of the features and actions of a natural system or process is called a? A) System. B) Model. C) Expand. D) Conglomerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Model. 27. Another word for characteristic is ..... A) Attribute. B) Name. C) Character. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attribute. 28. An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down organic material is a ..... A) Decomposer. B) Burrower. C) Humus source. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposer. 29. How could you best identify the texture of a sample of soil? A) Use a hand lens to observe the soil. B) Feel of the soil to see how it feels. C) Measure the amount of water that the soil can hold. D) Measure the mass and volume of the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feel of the soil to see how it feels. 30. Bhangar and khadar are types of A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Laterite soil. D) Red and yellow soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial soil. 31. Which soil layer contains leaves? A) Horizon A. B) Horizon O. C) Horizon B. D) Layer R. E) Horizon C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horizon O. 32. Which is the body of water.A Area made of sand and other sizes of rock between the low~tide levels at the coast or a lake A) Sand bar. B) Delta. C) Beach. D) Meander. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beach. 33. True or False ..... All soil is good for planting vegetables. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 34. What is the definition of soil according to the video? A) A renewable resource. B) Displaced dirt. C) A mixture of minerals, organic matter, and water that can support life. D) A type of rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mixture of minerals, organic matter, and water that can support life. 35. Which one is this.The Unsorted rocks and soil carried and deposited by a Glacier. A) Sandbar. B) Levee. C) Outwash plain. D) Moraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moraine. 36. Which of the following contains the six essential elements for life? A) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur. B) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Iron, Phosphorus, Sulfur. C) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Potassium, Sulfur. D) Carbon, Helium, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur. 37. Loam is generally described as A) A soil with generally more clay than silt or sand. B) A soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay. C) A soil with generally more silt than clay or sand. D) A soil with generally more sand than silt or clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay. 38. What makes up 50% of soil? A) Atmosphere & Water. B) Minerals & Atmosphere. C) Organics & Atmosphere. D) Minerals & Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere & Water. 39. Which soil property is most important for determining its ability to support plant life? A) Color. B) Temperature. C) PH level. D) Texture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PH level. 40. Where does most of the water go when it rains? A) In the gutters. B) It absorbs into the soil. C) In the rivers. D) In the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It absorbs into the soil. 41. What is the texture of Humus? A) Sticky. B) Rough. C) Soft/crumbly. D) Gritty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soft/crumbly. 42. This soil is also known as regur and black cotton soil. A) Alluvial soil. B) Black soil. C) Red soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black soil. 43. We added organic material and top soil to our garden beds to ..... A) Make the soil turn black. B) Make food for the birds. C) Make the soil hold water. D) Make the soil better for growing vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make the soil better for growing vegetables. 44. This soil is mostly found in India. A) Black soil. B) Laterite soil. C) Mountain soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alluvial soil. 45. Why is soil considered not a renewable resource? A) Because it takes thousands or millions of years to form from rock. B) Because it does not support life. C) Because it can be easily replaced. D) Because it is made of non-organic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it takes thousands or millions of years to form from rock. 46. The ..... is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. This act created two programs:one for regulating active coal mines and a second for reclaiming abandoned mine lands. A) General Mining Act 1872. B) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation act 1977. C) Endangered Species Act 1972. D) Subsurface Groundwater Cleanup Act 1923. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation act 1977. 47. "Shape and aspect of land affects how the soil is developed" describes which of the following factors of CLORPT. A) Organisms. B) Climate. C) Parent Material. D) Time. E) Relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Relief. 48. Please put these rocks in soil in order by size from largest to smallest. A) Gravelpebblessandclay. B) Pebblesgravelclaysand. C) Claysandgravelpebbles. D) Pebblesgravelsandclay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pebblesgravelsandclay. 49. Ellen grabs a topsoil sample in her hand. She rolls it into a ball. The soil feels gritty and the ball falls apart. What part of the topsoil most likely made the topsoil feel gritty? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Silt. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 50. A form of precipitation containing acid, which forms when carbon dioxide gas in the air dissolves in water droplets is? A) Chemical weathering. B) Physical weathering. C) Acid rain. D) Calcite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain. 51. The process by which rocks are broken down by breaking and banging is called? A) Chemical weathering. B) Acid rain. C) Chemical reaction. D) Physical weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physical weathering. 52. "Temperature and moisture influence the speed of chemical reactions in soil" describes which of the following factors of CLORPT. A) Parent Material. B) Organisms. C) Climate. D) Relief. E) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 53. What is the layer under the Humus that provides support and nutrients to plants? A) Bedrock. B) Topsoil. C) Humus. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topsoil. 54. Which soil is sticky when wet and dries in clumps? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Humus. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clay. 55. In a soil profile, which layer is typically rich in organic material and is crucial for plant growth? A) A-horizon. B) B-horizon. C) R-horizon. D) C-horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-horizon. 56. The best soil for growing plants is A) Mostly sand. B) Mostly silt. C) Mostly clay. D) A mixture of sand, silt, and clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A mixture of sand, silt, and clay. 57. Soil conservation done on hill slopes ..... A) Ploughing. B) Terracing. C) Erosion. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terracing. 58. Which body of water is a large body of flowing water? A) Ocean. B) River. C) Lake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) River. 59. How does the soil in the garden help to make useful products? A) It helps to make statues. B) It helps to make jewelry. C) It helps grow food for people to eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps grow food for people to eat. 60. The main crop of Mountain soil. A) Tea, Coffee. B) Paddy. C) Cotton. D) Ragi, millets. 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