Science Soils Review Standard 2c.

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Which is the BEST plan to investigate the three types of soil for their ability to retain water?

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Plan 1 because you can measure the specific amount of water the soil retained.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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Is Janelle correct in thinking that using a hand lens to look at soil particles will tell her all she needs to know about soil texture?

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No, because in order to determine texture, you also need to know what the soils feel like.

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How can a student identify if a soil is mostly sand and why?

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Add water because it will pass through sand easily.

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Sonia wants to find the best soil for planting pumpkin seeds. She has a choice of three different types of soil. She knows that the pumpkin seeds need water, but too much or too little water will not be best for the seeds. Using the information in the table above, which soil should Shania’s use to plant her pumpkin seeds? Options: Loam, Sand, Clay

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Loam would be the best soil because it retained less water than clay but more water than sand.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is the best investigation to find out what type of soil could grow lima beans the best?

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Plant a lima bean in each type of soil and measure the growth of the plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Alexandria has three different samples of soil: clay, sand, and gravel. How can she determine which soil is which?

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Use a hand lens to observe the particles. Clay has the smallest particles, gravel has the largest, and sand’s particles are in between.

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What is sand made of?

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tiny pieces of rock

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Part of the soil made up of dead plants and animals is called......

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humus

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Which is the BEST plan to investigate the three types of soil for their ability to retain water? Options: Plan 2, because you can look at the soil and see how much water is in it; Plan 1, because you can measure the specific amount of water the soil retained; Plan 1, because you do not need to use colored water; Plan 2, because it used colored water.

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Plan 1, because you can measure the specific amount of water the soil retained

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

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Based on the image, which soil retained more water? Options: Clay/Arcilla, Sand/Arena, Top soil/Marga, Gravel/grava

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Clay/Arcilla