SOIL

_____________ properties include color, size of particles, amount of nutrients, and ability to retain water.

• Rock

• Mineral

• Soil

• Organism

How could you test a soil's texture?

• Add plants to it

• Add water to it

• Smell it

• Feel it in between your fingers

Which of these is NOT a type of soil?

• Sandy
• Clay-Rich
• Humus
• Loamy

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?

• clay
• sand
• silt
• mud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.

• loam
• humus
• mud
• dirt

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How would you describe the texture of "sandy" soil?

• sticky
• gritty
• smooth
• slimy

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

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3