Soil Review

Which soil has large particles that cannot retain much water?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

• Loam

What is dead plants and animals that provides nutrition for the soil?

• Clay

• Humus

• Fossils

• Silt

What is soil that has medium particles and can hold a medium amount of water?

• Clay

• Silt

• Sand

• Gravel

Which soil is composed of clay, sand, and silt and is the best soil to support plant life?

• Clay

• Sand

• Loam

• Silt

What type of particle size does loam have?

• Large

• Small

• Medium

Which soil retains the MOST water?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

• Loam

You dig a small hole in the soil and the next day it rains. The hole fills with water, but does not empty even after several days of dry weather. What is the soil mostly made of?

• clay
• sand
• humus
• silt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Jeremiah is describing a mystery soil to the class. It is light tan in color, with large particles and little nutrients. The soil is rough in texture, and does not retain water well. Which type of soil is he describing?

• humus

• clay

• loam

• sand