Types of Soil

Humus is made up of ________ parts of non-living organisms.

• decayed

• grains

• combination

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Sand has large ________ and large spaces between the grains.

• decayed

• grains

• combination

Other types of soil are a _________ of all these soils together.

• decayed

• grains

• combination

This type of soil is dark, soft, and very crumbly.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

This type of soil feels gritty.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

This type of soil is sticky when wet and clumps up when it dries.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

This type of soil feels like powder.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

LOAM has large and small grains with lots of humus.

• True

• False

In SAND, the water leaves it slowly.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

CLAY holds water easily.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4