This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Movement of soil and rocks from one place to another is called ..... A) Weathering. B) Humus. C) Erosion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erosion. 2. What is soil's role in biodiversity? A) It provides habitat for organisms. B) It reflects sunlight. C) It absorbs sound. D) It produces oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides habitat for organisms. 3. What digs through the soil and loosens it resulting in plants growing better? A) Dogs. B) Worms. C) Deer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worms. 4. A student is investigating the textures of soils. Which soil feels the roughest? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Dirt. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 5. What is the top layer that contains organic material that has decomposed or broken down into basic units called? Clay b) Subsoil c) Horizon d) None of these A) Clay. B) Subsoil. C) Horizon. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 6. Red soil appears red due to the presence of ..... A) Copper. B) Iron. C) Clay. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron. 7. What is the middle layer of soil which is a combination of soil and rocks? A) Humus. B) Subsoil. C) Topsoil. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsoil. 8. What will happen if you pour water into a pot with sandy soil in it? A) The water will move through the soil fast. B) It will dry up. C) You will make mud. D) The sand will overflow out of the pot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water will move through the soil fast. 9. What is in soil? A) Minerals. B) Microorganisms. C) Vegetation. D) Parent Material. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 10. MIXTURE OF ROCK, MINERAL PARTICLES, AND ORGANIC MATTER ..... A) HORIZONS. B) HUMUS. C) SOIL. D) CLAY. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SOIL. 11. What is this .A place where Lava, Cinders, Ash and Gases pour out through openings in earths Surface A) Volcano. B) Caldera. C) Cinder Cone. D) Composite Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcano. 12. All soils have ..... that can be observed or measured A) Properties. B) Color. C) Smooth. D) Beaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Properties. 13. What is the smallest soil particle? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 14. A sharp, jagged rock falls into a fast-moving river. How will the moving water change the rock over time? A) The rock will get smoother. B) The rock will get heavier. C) The rock will melt. D) The rock will get bigger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rock will get smoother. 15. The formation of soil is a quick and easy process True/False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. It can take a long time for soil to form. Which are the primary factors that affect soil formation? A) Rainfall, temperature, wind, time, and plants. B) Time, climate, topography, plants, and animals. C) Parent rock, sunshine, plants, animals, and bacteria. D) Climate, parent rock, topography, living things, and time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate, parent rock, topography, living things, and time. 17. To measure the hardness of a mineral, scientists use ..... A) The Mohs scale. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Hornblende. D) The temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mohs scale. 18. Rocks that are smaller than gravel, but bigger than silt. A) Gravel. B) Pebble. C) Boulder. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sand. 19. This type of soil is yellowish in colour and can be found in the desert. A) Sand. B) Garden soil. C) Clay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand. 20. Which soil component has the smallest particle? A) Silt. B) Sand. C) Clay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 21. Which soil is rich for growing plants? A) Humus. B) Loam. C) Clay. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loam. 22. The act of altering the land and soil in order to produce vast amounts of monoculture is called A) Minerology. B) Geology. C) Biology. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 23. The horizon layer that is dense and does not allow water, or plants' roots to pentetrate, almost concrete like is A) Fragipan. B) Bedrock. C) Clay. D) Top soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragipan. 24. Black soil another name is A) Regur. B) Blackberry. C) Ruegur. D) Black cop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regur. 25. Which is the Smallest A) Clay. B) Pebble. C) Sand. D) Silt. 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