Soils and Water Review

The very top layer of dead leaves and grass

• Subsoil
• Humus or Litter
• Topsoil
• Bedrock

The rock that makes up the earths crust.

• Subsoil
• Humus or Litter
• Topsoil
• Bedrock

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?

• clay
• sand
• silt
• mud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is the largest particle in soil?

• sand
• silt
• humus
• clay

You dig a small hole in the soil and the next day it rains. The hole fills with water, but does not empty even after several days of dry weather. What is the soil mostly made of?

• clay
• sand
• humus
• silt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Soil is made of

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the three components of soil?

• insects, sand, topsoil

• solid, liquid, gas

• topsoil, subsoil, bedrock

• earthworms, sand, silt

What is the name of Soil Horizon B?

• Subsoil
• Topsoil
• Bedrock
• Transition Zone

What are the two types of weathering?

• Rain and Snow
• Precipitation and Temperature
• Physical and Chemical
• Metal and Nonmetal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which soil layer filters water the best?

• Humus

• Top Soil

• Subsoil

• Bedrock