Soil

What is soil?

• It is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth.

• It is the leaf that grows on the plant.

• It is the food that can be found inside the seed.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Soil is the mixture of what four different materials? (Pick all that apply.)

• weathered rock (minerals)

• humus

• air

• water

Humus is:

• the part of soil made up of decayed parts of once-living things.

• a dip that is made of garbanzo beans.

• a bone that can be found in the upper arm.

• a sound people make when their lips are together.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What color of soil has a lot of humus?

• black soils

• white soils

• reddish colored soils.

White soils are often formed from:

• light rocks, such as limestone.

• small grains that holds water easily.

• large grains that feels gritty.

This is found in the topsoil and is made of decaying plants and animals. 

• dirt
• water
• humus
• subsoil

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

Soil is made of

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What do we call dirt?

• air
• water
• soil
• ice

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Soil is made of small ______.

• icicles
• particles
• plastics
• bricks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What living things are in soil?

• earthworms
• sand
• glass
• minerals