SOIL TEST

63. 20 ml of water was poured into each funnel. Containing different soils. After a few minutes water
collected in each jar. The results are shown in the diagram below.

These result show that

A. Loam is the best soil for growing seeds
B. Sand is not suitable for growing seeds
C. Stones do not hold water
D. water drain through clay quickly

64. A soil profile is best defined as ___.

A. Layers of the different soil types
B. Soil that is suitable for growing crops
C. Rock broken down to form soil
D. an organic substance founded in soil

Use the diagram of the soil profile to answer item 114 - 115.

65. What happen if all of I is destroyed?

A. It would be replaced quickly
B. Plant would grow in K
C. The nutrients would seep into J
D. Plants would not survive

66. Which layer has no nutrients?

A. H C I
B. J D K
67. Which layer usually contains many living things?
A. H C I
B. J D K

The table shows the result obtained after some seeds were planted in four different types of soil.

Soil type Number of Number of

seeds planted plants grown
I 150 2
II 150 148
III 150 120
IV 150 75
117. The soil type labelled I is likely ________.
A. Clay C Sand
B. Loam D Marl

118. Which activity best conserves soil?

A. Burning the land before planting
B. Planting the same crop every year
C. Allowing animals to overgraze
D. Rotating the crops each year

119. Which would hold the most water?

A. Clay C Sand
B. Loam D Humus

120. Which type of soil is most suitable for planting peas?

A. Clay C Sand
B. Loam D Humus

121. Which soil type is the most porous?

A. Clay C Loam
B. Marl D Sand

122. Which soil type is most malleable?

A. Clay C Loam
B. Marl D Sand

123. If a coffee farmer was planting his crops on a hillside, what should he do to protect his crops?
A. Dig a gully to collect eroded soil
B. Use barriers to keep the soil in place
C. Add sand as top soil
D. Cover every other plant with plastic

124. Which feature best describes loam?

A. It contains a mixture of fine and large particles
B. It contains large and rough particles
C. It has small and fine particles
D. It contains only small particles
125. What effect does humus have on the soil?
A. It prevent air from entering the soil
B. It robs the soil of nutrients
C. it add nutrients to the soil
D. it prevent soil from collecting water

126. Which particles are the smallest?

A. Clay C Humus
B. Loam D Sand

127. Which does NOT help to improve the quality of soil?

A. Paper C Animals
B. Water D Plastic

128. Water was added to equal amounts of different types of soil in four separate jars. The jars
were shaken and allowed to settle. The results are as shown below.

Which jar contained garden soil?

A. I C II
B. III D IV

129. What could be adder to the sand to make it hold more water? Add some____.
A. Stones C Sand
B. Loam D Clay

130. Some soil was mixed with water in a jar and allowed to settle for a day. What is the correct order
in which the soil particles settled?
A. Humus, clay, sand. stand
B. Sand , clay, humus, stones
C. Stones, sand, clay, humus
D. Clay, humus, stones, sand

Use the information below to answer item 131.

Root Q – healthy
Root R – withered
Root S – rotting

131. In which soil type was root S likely planted?

A. Sand C Loam
B. Clay D Silt

The diagram shows four jars with a funnel of soil in each.

Use it to answer items 134 -134.

An equal amount of water is poured into each sample of soil. The figure shows what happens after one
hour.

132. Which retained the most water?

A. Loam C Clay
B. Sand D Stones

133. The largest volume of water drained through which funnel?

A. Loam C Clay
B. Sand D Stones

134. Which statement is correct about the results of the activity?

A. Stony soil does not retain much water
B. Water drains through clay quickly
C. Sand retains less water than loam
D. clay is the best soil for growing seeds

135. Which could a farmer add to clay soil to make it more suitable for plant growth?
A. Large rocks C More clay
B. Humus D Gravel

136. Which type of soil allows the least amount of air to pass between its particles?
A. Sand C Loam
B. Clay D Silt

137. Which of the following would NOT be affected by soil erosion?

A. A farm in the hillside
B. A green grocery in the town
C. People living at the foot of a hill
D. the metal factor y in town

138. Which of the following groups lists the main cause of soil erosion?
A. Wind, water C Wind, sunshine
B. Farmer, heat D Farming, water

139. Which best describes good garden soil? Soils that has ________.
A. Particles of different sizes
B. A mixture of clay sand and loam
C. A mixture of loam, humus, air and water
D. Very small particles and many air spaces

140. What type of rock is formed when soil settles to the bottom of ponds and rivers?
A. Sedimentary C Limestone
B. Metamorphic D Igneous

141. Which of the following increases soil fertility?

A. Adding compost to the soil
B. Leaving the soil bare
C. Planting the same type of crop each year
D. Burning the land before planting

142. What is humus?

A. Dead plants and animals
B. Hardened plants and animals
C. Decayed plants and animals
D. Hardened remains of animals

143. Many crops grow from a well drain soil from which they can still get water. Which type of soil
should the farmer use?
A. Marl C Sand
B. Loam D Clay

144. Which of the following is a living component of the soil?

A. Rock C Air
B. Earthworm D Water

145. The removal of top soil by wind and water is called ……….
A. Soil conservation
B. Soil erosion
C. Flooding of the soil
D. Ploughing the soil
146. In which type of soil would you expect to see most bubbles when water is mixed with the soil
sample?
A. Sand C Clay
B. Loam D Garden soil

Study the following diagram, then answer question 147.

The same amount of water was poured on equal amount of different types of soil at the same time
into containers of the same size. The diagram shows what happened after 5 minutes.

147. Which soil was MOST LIKELY taken from a beach?

A. IV C III
B. II D I

Use the diagram to answer question 148.

148. Jan shook a jar which had in some garden soil and water. She allowed the jar to stand for
two hours, then she labeled it as shown in the diagram
Which layer was CORRECTLY labeled?
A. Sand C Water
B. Humus D Small stone
149. Sue planted 4 similar plants in the same soil and noticed that they grew more slowly each
year.

Why might the plants have grown more slowly each year?

A. More nutrients were added to the soil.

B. The nutrients in the soil were being used up
C. The nutrient in the soil prevented the plants from growing.
D. The soil contained too much nutrients.

150. In which type of soil will most plants grow BEST if all other conditions for growth are met?
A. Sand C Clay
B. Loam D Gravel

151. If soil is placed in a jam jar with a large volume of water and left for two hours
A. most of the soil would dissolve in water
B. most of the soil would remain on the surface
C. only a small amount of soil would remain on the surface of the water.
D. the water would become muddy.

Question 152 is based on the following diagrams.

152. When you mix soil and water, the volume seems to shrink. You can explain this by saying that
A. The water has large spaces in it.
B. Air in the soil has escaped.
C. Some of the water has traveled up the sides of the cylinder.
D. some of the sand has dissolved in the water.

153. Which of the following animals is most likely to be found living in the soil?
A. Tick C scorpion
B. Crayfish D wasp

154. What usually happens to a cockroach shortly after it dies in the soil?
A. The body rots
B. Ants feed on it
C. other roaches move the body
D. it is dissolved by rain water

155. Two pieces of equipment suitable for collecting soil are

A. cotton and jam jar
B. wet newspaper and jam jar
C. aerated water bottle and can
D. can and jar
Questions 156 is based on the following information.

The experiment was set up with cylinders

funnels and 4 different types of soil. Then
30cm3of water was poured into each of the
funnels.

156. The results shows that more water

drained through
A. clay than though sand.
B. loam than though stones.
C. sand than through stones.
D. stones than though clay.

157. Sand is not suitable for farming because

A. it becomes waterlogged.
B. water drains through very easily.
C. the size of the particles are too small.
D. roots cannot get between the particles.

158. Clay is unsuitable for farming because

A. water drain through easily.
B. it becomes water-logged.
C. the sizes of the particles are large.
D. the colour of the particles is too dark.

159. The likely time that the first drop of water drain through the clay soil is
A. 30 seconds. C 45 seconds
B. 1 minute. D 2 minutes.

Questions 162 and 163 are based on the following table.

The numbers of worms found in four patches of soil were recorded.

Patch A 0
Patch B 3
Patch C 5
Patch D 13

161. Which patch is most likely to be dry and hot?

A. Patch A C Patch B
B. Patch C D Patch D

162. Which patch is most likely to be damp and dark?

A. Patch D C Patch C
B. Patch B D Patch A

163. After a volcano erupts , scientists can tell that below the volcano there was
A. electricity. C limestone.
B. sand. D heat.

Question 165 is based on the following diagram.

165. Which diagram best describes what pattern

soil would form if you placed it in a large
amount of water, shook it and examined it
after one day?
A. 1 C 2
B. 3 D 4

Questions 166 to 18 are based on the following

diagrams.

166 When the substance are stirred

and allowed to settle the one that is
likely to settle first is
A. sand. C
clay.
B. garden soil. D
chalk.

167 When the substances are stirred and allowed to settle the one that is likely to settle last is
A. sand. C chalk.
B. clay. D garden soil.

168 Which jar would have the largest amount of humus?

A. chalk. C garden soil.
B. clay. D. sand.

Use the diagram to answer question 169.

169. The bubbles in the jar shows that :

A. the soil contain air
B. the soil contains water
C. the soil is dry
D. the soil has chemical in it
Use the diagram to answer questions 170 and 171.

170. Which soil will retain most water?

A. Sand C humus
B. Loam D clay

171. Which soil is best for growing crops

A. Loam C sand
B. Clay D humus

172. The removal of the topsoil by the wind or water is called:

A oil conservation C soil depletion
B soil erosion D none of the above

Use the diagram to answer question 173.

173. Which jar will show the most rapid rise of water
up through the soil after a while?
A. Clay C loam
B. Sand D garden soil

174. Mr. Brown is a farmer. Which soil will be best for

his crops?
A. Sand C loam
B. Clay D gravel

175. Which of the following prevent soil erosion?

A. deforestation
B. over grazing
C. burning the land
D. planting trees and grass

Use the diagram to answer question 176.

176 X is a container in which soil and water were stirred and then left to settle. Which of the following
will be found at the bottom?
A. fine soil and leaves
B. humus and sandy soil
C. rocks and coarse soil particles
D. leaves and dried plant materials

Use the diagram to answer questions 177 and 178.

177 Which soil contained most water

A. 1 C 2
B. 3 D 4

178 Which soil contained 10g of water?

A. 1 C 2
B. 3 D 4

179 A farmer wants to prevent soil erosion on a hillside. Which of the following he not do?
A. plant grass on the slopes
B. terrace the slopes
C. plant trees on the slopes
D. cut down trees on the slopes