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Soil: example questions & answers
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What is the dark, crumbly stuff that plants grow in called?
- ASugar
- BFoam
- CSoil✓
- DSnow
Answer: Soil is the crumbly ground that plants push their roots into to grow.
Which little wriggly creatures help make soil healthy by mixing it up?
- AGoldfish
- BEarthworms✓
- CLadybirds only
- DButterflies
Answer: Earthworms tunnel through soil, mixing it and helping plants grow well.
Good soil is often made partly from tiny broken-up bits of what?
- AGlass bottles
- BPlastic
- CRock✓
- DMetal
Answer: Over a long time, rocks break into tiny pieces that become part of the soil.
Why is soil important for growing our food?
- AIt tastes like chocolate
- BIt sings to the plants
- CIt glows in the dark
- DPlants get water and goodness from it✓
Answer: Soil holds water and nutrients that plants need to grow into our food.
What do we call rotted leaves and plants that make soil richer?
- ACompost✓
- BCement
- CPaint
- DRubber
Answer: Compost is made from rotted plants and adds goodness back into the soil.
Which of these would you most likely find living in garden soil?
- AA polar bear
- BA beetle✓
- CA shark
- DA whale
Answer: Little creatures like beetles and worms live in soil, not big sea or ice animals.