Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 12 (25 MCQs)

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1. Sophia is blindfolded. She feels a soil. It feels powdery, soft, and she cannot feel any particles in between her fingers. What soil is she most likely feeling?
2. Techniques used to try and limit soil erosion is known as .....
3. What is the correct order of soil horizons? A. o horizon (humus or organic)B. c horizon (substratum)C. r horizon (bedrock)D. a horizon (topsoil)E. b horizon (subsoil)F. e horizon (eluvial or leached)
4. Soil is made up of organic material and .....
5. The grinding away of rock by smaller pieces carried in water, ice, or wind
6. Soils are a mixture of all of the following EXCEPT:
7. The state soil of PA is
8. This is not suitable for agriculture
9. Which body of water has land all around it?
10. Which property of soil could students determine by rubbing a sample between their fingers?
11. Which type of soil feels smooth when you rub it between your fingers?
12. True or False:We have a limited amount of fossil fuels.
13. Scientists scratch one mineral against another to find .....
14. In an experiment, a student adds water to a soil sample and observes that it forms a sticky ball. What type of soil is most likely present?
15. The wearing away and breaking of rock is called .....
16. Which type of soil is the second largest?
17. What primarily helps turn organic material into humus
18. Which mineral has the largest particle in a soil?
19. Humus is decayed living/organic matter. It adds ..... to the soil.
20. Breaking of igneous rocks in low rainfall conditions has lead to the formation of
21. Which type of soil is used to make toys and pots
22. In which layer of soil does the underground water gets collected?
23. Which soil has the tiniest grains and holds water easily?
24. A component of soil made by the weathering of rocks into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty texture
25. The ..... the grain size, the faster the water will move through the soil.