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Question 1 (1 point)

What are two processes that must occur to form soil?

Question 1 options:

Plants produce loam and plants produce humus

erosion and weathering

weathering breaks rocks into minerals and plants die and decay

erosion transports mineral particles and plants die and decay

Question 2 (1 point)
Which forms the organic portion of soil?
Question 2 options:

sand

clay

dead plants

microorganisms
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Question 3 (1 point)
Which type of soil holds the most water?

Question 3 options:

silt

sand

loam

clay

Question 4 (1 point)
Which soil is the stickiest?
Question 4 options:

loam

silt

sand

clay
Question 5 (1 point)
Which type of soil is the most porous?
Question 5 options:

loam

sand

clay

silt

1 answer

Here are the answers to your quiz questions:

Question 1: What are two processes that must occur to form soil?

  • Answer: weathering breaks rocks into minerals and plants die and decay

Question 2: Which forms the organic portion of soil?

  • Answer: dead plants

Question 3: Which type of soil holds the most water?

  • Answer: clay

Question 4: Which soil is the stickiest?

  • Answer: clay

Question 5: Which type of soil is the most porous?

  • Answer: sand

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