What Is Soil?

What is soil formed of?

• water

• air

• worms

• humus

How is humus formed of?

• rotting plants

• broken car

• dead animals

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How many types of soil are there? There are 3 types of soil:

• Clayey

• Grass

• Loamy

• Sandy

This soil has very small grain and hold the most water.

• Sandy soil

• Clayey soil

• Loamy soil

This is soil is a combination of different soil and good for growing plants.

• Loamy soil

• Clayey soil

• Sandy soil

This soil has large grains and hold the least amount of water.

• Loamy soil

• Clayey soil

• Sandy soil

Soils are formed of rock+water+__________.

• fossil

• humus

• soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which soil is used for growing plants?

• Sandy soil

• Clayey soil

• Loamy soil

Which soil that holds very little water compared to other soil?

• Clayey soil

• Loamy soil

• Sandy soil

Which soil can hold more water?

• Sandy soil

• Clayey soil

• Loamy soil