Soil - Week One

A rich soil that has a lot of humus in it is called

• clay

• sand

• loam

• bedrock

The top layer of soil is called

• upper soil

• subsoil

• sand

• topsoil

______ is the layer of bits of rocks and humus found on Earth’s crust.

• volcanoes

• crops

• soil

• dust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The decayed remains of dead plants and animals in soil is _____.

• clay

• fungus

• humus

• rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Air is part of the soil.

• True

• False

Soil is made up of only one layer.

• True

• False

Sand is a type of soil.

• True

• False

True soil does not contain water.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Plants get ________ from the soil.

• clay

• loam

• minerals

• sand

_______ is a feature of loam.

• mostly large particles

• white color

• lots of humus

• sticky feeling