Properties of Soil

Page 220-221 of your Science book.

Which are properties of soil?

• Color and texture

• The ability to hold water

• The ability to support plant growth

• All of the other answer choices

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Page 221 in your Science book.

Which type of soil does water pass through the fastest?

• Clay

• Sand

• Silt

• Loam

Many different organisms live in soil. Which of the following is most beneficial to the soil? (think)

• Ants

• Centipedes

• Earthworms

• Spiders

Which type of soil holds enough water and contains enough nutrients for plant growth?

• Clay

• Silt

• Loam

• Sand

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Look at page 218 in your Science book.

Humus is a dark nutrition rich, soil. Which of the following is true about humus?

• Humus is made of decomposed plant and animal matter.

• Humus is made by earthworms

• Humus contains sediments from weathered rock.

• All of the above.

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Emma and her friends have three different types of soil, and they want to find out which soil holds the most water. What best describes an experiment that they could do? (read carefully)

• Put the soil in identical pots. Add the same amount of water to each pot, and then choose the soil that feels like it holds the most water.

• Put equal amounts of each type of soil into different pots with holes on the bottom. Then pour equal amounts of water into the pots and measure how much water drains from the holes.

• Put equal amounts of soil into three pots. Record how dry the soil feels. Pour equal amounts of water into each pot. Record how wet each soil feels.

• Put the soil in identical pots. Add seeds and water. Observe the seeds and measure the plants as they grow to see which plant is biggest.

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What provides nutrients for the soil?

• soil color

• decomposed plants and animals

• pieces of rock

• soil texture

Look at page 218 in your Science book.

Humus is material in soil made up of......

• particles

• wind

• worms

• decayed plants and animals

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Page 220 in your Science book.

What makes soil look red?

• loam

• texture

• iron

• humus

Describe how each type of soil feels (texture).

Look on page 221 of your Science book to help you answer.