UNIT 1: SOIL (Composition, Types, Soil Horizon, and Factors affecting Soil Formation)

Nickname: _______________ No: ____ Class: M2/ __ SCORE:

PART I. Matching Type: Choose your answers in the box beside the questions.

a. Ammonium Sulfate b. Aluminum Sulfate c. Soil d. Minerals

e. Humus f. Color g. Acidity h. Fertility
i. Texture j. Bedrock k. Subsoil l. topsoil
m. Organic Layer n. Weathered Layer o. Sandy Soil p. Loamy Soil
q. Silt Soil r. Clay Soil s. Clay t. Sand

___ 1. Finely divided, partially decomposed organic matter found in soils is called ….
___ 2. Which soil particle is the finest and has the smallest particle size?
___ 3. What is the most important soil property to determine drainage, spaces, and
capacity?
___ 4. What soil horizon contains most of the organic matter?
___ 5. What soil property tells us if plants grow well through the amount of organic
matter it contains?
___ 6. A soil horizon is made of partially weathered rocks and has very little organic
material.
___ 7. If the soil is acidic, what chemical can you add to it to make it neutral?
___ 8. What is the most obvious property by looking at soil?
___ 9. Made of hard rock, it has no organic material and is formed by the rock
formation process.
___ 10. What is the largest soil particle that allows water to drain fast?
___ 11. It is the top layer of the Earth’s crust and is essential in enhancing life on
earth
___ 12. If the soil is basic, what chemical can you add to it to make it neutral?
___ 13. A soil type that has a light and moisture-retentive soil type with a high fertility
rating.
___ 14. What soil horizon is made of humus, clay, and minerals and is formed from
the breakdown of rocks by plants?
___ 15. A soil type that has a heavy soil type that benefits from high nutrients that
remains wet and cold in winter and dries out in summer?
 UNIT 1: SOIL (Composition, Types, Soil Horizon, and Factors affecting Soil Formation)

PART II. Identification / Short Answers. Read and understand each question. Then,
please explain your answers clearly.

16 – 17. Enumerate soil composition by percentage (%).

18 – 19. Write the soil particles from smallest to largest size.

20. Why is humus an important part of soil?

21 – 22. What is the relationship between soil color and soil fertility?

23 – 24. What is the relationship between landscape and soil thickness or depth?

25. Why are earthworms essential in improving soil quality?

26. What soil color indicates a lack of nutrients?

27 – 28. Is it possible to grow plants in this type of soil? If yes, explain how

30. Give one importance or function of soil.

UNIT 1: SOIL (Composition, Types, Soil Horizon, and Factors affecting Soil Formation)