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Soil

Authored by Christina Carlson

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3rd Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

sand
silt
clay
humus

Tags

NGSS.5-LS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Many plants cannot grow in sandy soil. Why is this true?

Sandy soil does not hold enough water.
Air cannot pass through sandy soil.
Roots cannot easily push through sandy soil.
Sandy soil has too many nutrients.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Water gets into the cracks of rock and freezes, causing the rock to break.  What is this an example of?

erosion
weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Soil is made of

weathered rocks and minerals
dead plants and animals
air and water
all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What are the three components of soil?

insects, sand, topsoil
clay, sand, humus
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
earthworms, sand, silt

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Humus is.....

the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.
A food we eat with pretzels.
The tiny particles inside of soil
The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?

subsoil
topsoil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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