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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True or False: Soil takes very little time to form.

• True

• False

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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What kind of soil is good for growing plants?

• topsoil

• sand

• clay

• a child's stinky shoe

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The top layer of soil is called ________.

• bedrock
• topsoil
• subsoil
• grass

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

• dirt
• water
• humus
• subsoil

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This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 

• sand
• clay
• humus
• loam

The four types of soil are _____. 

• humus, gravel, pebbles, sand
• sand, silt, clay, loam
• sand, rock, pebbles, granite
• sand, clay, bedrock, topsoil

Loam is a mixture of clay, silt, and sand. 

• True
• False

How do you determine the texture of soil?

• use a spring scale
• observe color of particles
• rub particles between fingers
• taste particles