This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Unweathered bedrock A) O Horizon. B) A Horizon. C) B Horizon. D) C Horizon. E) R Horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) R Horizon. 2. Alex and Andrew are skipping ( throwing) rocks on the side of a river. They notice some rocks are smoother than others. Which best explains the difference in texture of the rocks? A) The smoother rocks have been worn away by wind. B) The smoother rocks have been worn away by snow. C) The smoother rocks have been worn away by still water. D) The smoother rocks have been worn away by moving water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The smoother rocks have been worn away by moving water. 3. What do we call the layers of soil? A) Deposits. B) Horizons. C) Minerals. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horizons. 4. Why are there so many pebbles on a mountain? A) A lot of plant and animal life there. B) Not eroded yet. C) Blown there by wind. D) Deposited by water when it slows down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not eroded yet. 5. The Humus layer in soil is also known as the ..... because it is composed of dead plant and animal remains A) Organic layer. B) Decomposed layer. C) Topsoil. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic layer. 6. True or False? What the rock is made of will NOT affect its color. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which type of soil has the second smallest particles? A) Gravel. B) Pebbles. C) Sand. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 8. Which climate type would produce the thinnest top soils A) Warm wet. B) Cold wet. C) Warm dry. D) Cold dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold dry. 9. 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. 10. A person who studies rocks and minerals is a ..... A) Paleontologist. B) Pangea. C) Geologist. D) Zoologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geologist. 11. 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). 12. 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. 13. In a soil sample, where do the minerals come from? A) Living things. B) Plants. C) Rocks. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks. 14. 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. 15. The texture of soil refers to the- A) Size of the soil particles. B) Amount of nutrients in the soil. C) Color of the soil. D) Amount of soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Size of the soil particles. 16. 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. 17. RICH IN MINERALS, SUCH AS IRON AND ALUMINUM ..... A) O. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 18. The rubbing, grinding, and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering is? A) Basalt. B) Acid rain. C) Abrasion. D) Chemical weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abrasion. 19. All igneous rock was once ..... A) At Earth's core. B) In a volcano. C) Frozen. D) Melted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melted. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. ..... are non-living solids that are made up of 2 or more minerals. A) Minerals. B) Rocks. C) Diamond. D) Talc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rocks. 24. What do plants and animals need to grow? A) Nutrients. B) Soil. C) Loam. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nutrients. 25. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 2Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 3Class 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 9Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 10Class 11 Geography Chapter 6 Soils Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books