This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The roots of plants can help hold on to the soil so that it does not get eroded away. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is the main difference between soil and dirt according to the video? A) Soil cannot support life, whereas dirt can. B) Dirt is displaced soil. C) There is no difference; they are used interchangeably. D) Soil is used for construction, while dirt is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dirt is displaced soil. 3. Something new is created from something old A) Abrasion. B) Chemical reaction. C) Dissolve. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical reaction. 4. Soil is a mixture of ..... A) Air, minerals and water. B) Living and non-living things. C) Sand, silt, clay and nutrients. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. LOOSE SOIL THAT IS RICH IN ORGANIC MATERIAL ..... EX. HUMUS ..... A) O. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 6. Which soil feels gritty and has large grains? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Humus. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand. 7. What is the particle size of SAND: A) Small. B) Medium. C) Large. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large. 8. The ..... the rock particle, the more easily water moves through the soil. A) Smaller. B) Bigger. C) Color of the. D) Size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bigger. 9. What type of soil holds water well and feels sticky? A) Sand. B) Loam. C) Clay. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 10. Which even would NOT happen because of a flood? A) Dams would overflow causing water to run into neighborhoods. B) River banks would erode and soil would be moved downstream. C) Crops would flood and be damaged so people would not have food to eat. D) Animals would continue to live the same as they did before the flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animals would continue to live the same as they did before the flood. 11. Reading comprehension Soil in this layer is leached. Soil particles and organic matter are washed out and deposited in lower layers of soil. Soil here is light in with fewer organic matter than the A horizon, but coarse-grained particles than the B horizon.According to the passage, which layer of soil that the passage mentions? A) A horizon. B) B horizon. C) C horizon. D) E horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E horizon. 12. The rock particles in soil arranged from largest to smallest are A) Sand, clay, and silt. B) Silt, sand, and clay. C) Sand, silt, and clay. D) Clay, sand, and silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand, silt, and clay. 13. What is the primary component of soil that affects its ability to retain water? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 14. Which soil layer has tones of reds and yellow due to its mineral content? (Think about clay) A) Horizon O. B) Horizon A. C) Horizon B. D) Horizon C. E) Layer R. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horizon B. 15. What percent of soil is mineral matter? A) 25%. B) 45%. C) 5%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 45%. 16. To hold inside, as soil does with water A) Thrive. B) Retain. C) Water. D) Hold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retain. 17. How has parent material turned into soil? A) Through plants using humus. B) Through physical and chemical weathering. C) Through microorganisms. D) Decaying animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through physical and chemical weathering. 18. In an experiment, a student adds water to different soil samples to measure their permeability. Which soil type is likely to have the highest permeability? A) Clay. B) Silt. C) Sand. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 19. A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past A) Dinosaur. B) Weathering. C) Fossil. D) Amber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil. 20. "Roots produce carbon dioxide that reacts with water and creates an acid that breaks down minerals" describes which of the following factors of CLORPT. A) Climate. B) Organisms. C) Relief. D) Parent Material. E) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organisms. 21. Soil is a valuable resource that needs to be carefully managed True/False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Which soil has the largest particles? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Loam. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 23. There are a few dozen soil types that have been described. This type occurs in prairie or grassland soils that have a dark-colored surface horizon. They are highly fertile and rich in chemical "bases" such as calcium and magnesium. A) Andisol. B) Mollisol. C) Oxysol. D) Alfisol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mollisol. 24. Match the full name to the abbreviated letter:Bedrock A) Horizon O. B) Horizon A. C) Horizon B. D) Horizon C. E) Layer R. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Layer R. 25. The process by which the top layer of soil is removed is known as A) Soil conservation. B) Deforestation. C) Afforestation. D) Soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil erosion. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 2Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 5Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 8Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 9Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 10Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books