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Name:____________________________ Date:_______________________ No:__________ Soil Science Quiz – Study Guide Soil Topsoil Subsoil Loam Natural Resource Silt Clay Bedrock Weathering Humus Sand Using the word bank to help you, fill in the blanks below. Be sure to spell everything correctly! 1. _soil_ is a mixture of minerals, weathered rocks, water, air, and living things. 2. Material on earth that is necessary or useful to people is called __natural resource__. 3. Soil that is made up of a mixture of sand, silt, and clay is called__loam____. 4. __humus___ is bits of decayed plants and animals that add nutrients to the soil. 5. The layer of soil with solid rock is called _____bedrock___. 6. __ subsoil____ is the layer of soil that has a lighter color and less humus than the layer above it. 7. The top layer of soil is called ____ topsoil______. 8. Soil starts forming when rocks are broken down by __ weathering____. 9. This type of soil has the smallest grains and holds a lot of water __ clay_____. 10.__ loam__ is the type of soil that has the largest grains. Name:____________________________ Date:_______________________ No:__________ 11. Soil with grains smaller than those of sand but larger than clay is __ silt__. Label the diagram below to show the different layers of soil. Use the word bank above to help with spelling. topsoil subsoil bedrock What type of soil would you look for to grow plants? Describe the qualities it would have. A well thought out response should include mention of loam (type of soil) and humus (bits of decayed plants and animals in the soil). It should also describe the qualities of loam soil. Check over all of your answers before you turn it in!