
Soil Review
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is soil?
Molten rock found deep within Earth
A mixture of minerals, water, air and organic matter
An organism that lives underground
A type of rock
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is soil important to living things?
Plants live in soil – they anchor themselves in soil
Soil helps cycle nutrients and substances in the environment
Soil helps filter and clean water that permeates (seep into) the ground
All of the above
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a nonliving component of soil?
sediments
water
organic matter
magma
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of organisms are most important to the formation of soil?
plants
mammals
decomposers
humans
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is parent material?
The living things that decompose to become organic matter
Solid rock that breaks down to become the sediment found in soil
Living things that help make soil
Sediment that compacts together to become rock found in soil
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What characteristic of soil is most important in studying soil?
Density
Color
Texture
Consistency
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which soil texture is made of large particles and feels gritty or rough?
sand
silt
clay
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