UNIT 7 SOIL

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS.
Choose the correct answers.
1 Where do most plants grow?
A In rocks
B In the soil
C In the air
D In the water
2 Humus, clay, sand and gravel are all parts of
A soil
B fungi
C rocks
D plants
3 Which of these is a natural part of soil?
A Paper
B Plastic
C Clay
D Tyre
4
P
Look at the diagram aove! What is P ?
A Clay C "ravel
B #and D Humus
5 Which of the following cannot e found in soil?
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A Humus
B #and
C "ravel
D Polystyrene
6 .ou have een given a soil sample! The soil is mi0ed with some
water and shaken! Which of the 1ars shows the correct oservation
after the mi0ture settles down?
A 2ar *
B 2ar '
C 2ar /
D 2ar 3
7 Ten plants are placed in sand and ten others are placed in garden
soil! &oth groups of plants are kept at room temperature, given
the same amount of water, and placed in a sunny room! This
e0periment tests the e4ect of
A sunlight on plant growth
B temperature on plant growth
C di4erent soils on plant growth
D water on plant growth
8 In the investigation aove, what do we want to keep the same?
I -oom temperature
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II Type of soil
III +mount of water
A I only C I and III
B I and II D I, II and III
9 Which item is not a component of soil?

A #and
B Clay
C Humus
D Paper
10 Which kind of soil will hold more water?
A #and
B "arden soil
C Clay
D Humus
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Answer all the questions.
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A #tudy the statements elow carefully! Write TRUE for correct
statements and ALSE for incorrect statements!
1 + kind of soil that is good for planting is sand!
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2 + material that plants and animals need to live and
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grow is a nutrient!
3 #oil is made up of humus, clay, gravel and sand!
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4 +ll plants can grow in all kinds of soil!
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5 #andy soil is mostly found near the sea coast!
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6 7i4erent amounts of water 8ow through di4erent
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types of soil!
B Look at the diagram elow! 9ame the parts to show what soil is
made up of!
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1
2
3
4
C
:ne investigation is carried out as shown aove using di4erent
types of soil! :ne green ean is planted in each pot! +fter two
weeks, the oservation is recorded as shown in the diagram!
1 What type of soil is used in pot Q?
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2 "ive a reason for your answer in <uestion *!
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3 In the investigation=
5a6 what do we want to keep the same?
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56 what do we want to measure?
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P Q R
after two weeks
same amount
of water are
given
D
>lter funnel
soil
X Y Z
:ne investigation is carried out as shown in the diagram aove
using di4erent types of soil!The amount of water which can pass
through the soil is collected in the container after one minute!
1 What type of soil is used in?
5a6 container X ?
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56 container Y?
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2 What is the aim of this investigation?
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3 In this investigation,
5a6 what do we want to keep the same?
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56 what do we want to change?
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glass glass glass
>lter
funnel
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soil
cotton wool
water water water
cotton
wool