Soil

Front

Which is NOT a part of soil makeup/texture? Options: Sand, Shale, Silt, Clay

Back

Shale

Front

What type of soil texture would hold too much water and flood plants?

Back

Clay

Front

What would happen if there is too much sand in the soil?

Back

Too much water would run off and plants would dry out.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

What type of process forms soil? Options: weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction

Back

weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is humus?

Back

organic matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What takes up approximately 50% of soil? Options: water and humus, water and loam, air and loam, air and water

Back

air and water

Front

Order sediment particle size from smallest to largest: silt, sand, clay, sand, silt, clay, clay, sand, silt, clay, silt, sand.

Back

clay, silt, sand

Front

______________ is the breaking down of rock material by physical and chemical processes.

Back

Weathering

Front

What happens to a rock when it is weathered?

Back

It is broken into smaller pieces.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What occurs when water seeps into the cracks of rocks and expands when it freezes?

Back

Ice Wedging

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2