Soil

Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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Why is soil an important natural resource?

• soil is used to make buildings
• soil can grow crops
• soil comes from bedrock
• soil is full of mircobes

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Which of the following is NOT a property of soil?

• Color

• Texture

• Where it's located

• Ability to retain water

Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?

• sand
• silt
• clay
• loam

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Ellen grabs a topsoil sample in her hand. She rolls it into a ball. The soil feels gritty and the ball falls apart. What property of soil is Ellen testing?

• color

• texture

• ability to support plant growth

• water retention

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Which soil would retain the most water?

• loam

• sand

• silt

• clay

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Which soil would retain the least amount of water?

• gravel

• silt

• sand

• clay

What are plants?

• living things like radishes, trees, roses, and grass

• rocks in soil

• animals

Plants get the light it needs from:

• Rain

• Sun

• Soil

• Clean air and carbon dioxide

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Plants get the minerals they need to flourish from:

• Sun

• Rain

• Clean air and carbon dioxide

• Soil

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