Worksheet 1, Soil, Class 7

1. Soil is our ............................... resource.

2. ........... is a section through different layers of soil.

3. Water seeps __________ through sandy soil than clayey soil.

4. The rottind dead material in the soil is...............

5. The type of soil used by potters is.............

6. The mixture of rock particles and __________ is called soil.

7. The soil which occurs as deposits in river beds is..........

8. Match the following :

 (i) clayey                                (A) Bed rock

 (ii) Soil                                   (B) Silt 

(iii) Hard layer of soil             (C) pots 

(iv) Deposits in river               (D)Natural resource

9.The natural resource which supports in supplying water and nutrients to plants is: (A) Soil. (B) Coal. (C) Oil. (D) Water.

10. Which soil is used to make pots, toys and statues?

11. What is soil?

12. What do you mean by soil profile?

13. Soil is formed by __________ of rocks.

14. What is weathering?

15. There Is a demand to ban the use of polythene bags. Why ?