Soil Review 3rd Grade

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What is soil?

Back

Bits of rotten plants, animals, and weathered rocks

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The three types of soil are...

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clay, sand, and loam

Front

What type of soil lets the most water to pass through it? Options: Loam, Sand, Clay

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Sand

Front

Compost has so much nutrients that what creature is found here?

Back

Earthworms

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What color is soil?

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Many colors (red, brown, gray, yellow, black, etc.)

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Why is soil important for plants?

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It contains nutrients to help plants grow

Front

Which of the following relies on soil to survive? Options: plants, animals, bugs, all of the above

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all of the above

Front

What is weathering?

Back

Wearing down and breaking apart rocks

Front

Characteristics of rocks?

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color, texture, luster, and hardness

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Erosion

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When wind, water, and weather change rocks or soil over time