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Soil 3.7A and 4.7A

Authored by Joshua Grizzelle

Science

5th Grade

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Soil 3.7A and 4.7A
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Many plants cannot grow in sandy soil. Why is this true?

Sandy soil does not hold enough water.
Air cannot pass through sandy soil.
Roots cannot easily push through sandy soil.
Sandy soil has too many nutrients.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A student pours 50 mL of water over a soil sample, and 32 mL of the water drains into a cylinder. How much water was retained? 

18 mL
28 mL
32 mL
50 mL

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

sand
silt
clay
humus

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

clay
sand
silt
mud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To hold inside, as soil does with water

soil

retain

water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the breakdown or rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.

erosion

weathering

deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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