Science Unit 2: Soil

capacity

• absorb and continue to hold

• the maximum amount something can hold

• soil that is made up of small particles

• soil that contains clay, sand, and humus

retain

• absorb and continue to hold

• the maximum amount something can hold

• soil that is made up of small particles

• soil that contains clay, sand, and humus

Tags

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clay

• absorb and continue to hold

• the maximum amount something can hold

• soil that is made up of small particles

• soil that contains clay, sand, and humus

loam

• absorb and continue to hold

• the maximum amount something can hold

• soil that is made up of small particles

• soil that contains clay, sand, and humus

sand

• absorb and continue to hold

• the maximum amount something can hold

• soil that is made up of small particles and retains water

• soil that is made up of large particles and does not retain water

soil

• absorb and continue to hold

• another name for dirt

• soil that is made up of small particles and retains water

• soil that is made up of large particles and does not retain water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

texture

• absorb and continue to hold

• another name for dirt

• how something feels (smooth, soft, bumpy)

• soil that is made up of large particles and does not retain water

Tags

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erosion

• what happens when water, wind, and other natural forces cause rocks and soil to wear away

• another name for dirt

• how something feels (smooth, soft, bumpy)

• soil that is made up of large particles and does not retain water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

weathering

• what happens when water, wind, and other natural forces cause rocks and soil to wear away

• a natural process that slowly breaks apart or changes rock

• how something feels (smooth, soft, bumpy)

• soil that is made up of large particles and does not retain water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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humus

• decaying plant or animal material

• a natural process that slowly breaks apart or changes rock

• how something feels (smooth, soft, bumpy)

• soil that is made up of large particles and does not retain water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3