Another word for soil is __________.

• beach

• sand box

• dirt

• a hole

Soil that is good for planting vegetables has lots of __________ in the soil

• organic material

• dirt

• rocks

• weeds

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The soil where we live has a lot of ________ and _________.

• shells and rocks

• sand and clay

• leaves and moss

• black and gray

True or False... Soil is the same in all places in the world.

• True

• False

Soil is made up of organic material and __________.

• shells from the beach

• mud

• very tiny pieces of rock

• moss

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True or False....All soil is good for planting vegetables.

• False

• True

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The type of soil you have in a place, depends on what type of ____________ are in that area.

• mud

• rocks

• weeds

• sand

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Our compost bin will give us more _________ to add to our soil.

• organic material

• rocks

• sand

• clay

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We added organic material and top soil to our garden beds to .....

• make the soil turn black.

• make the soil better for growing vegetables.

• make the soil hold water.

• make food for the birds.

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Organic material that occurs naturally is made of...

• the remains of dead plants, insects, and animals that get mixed into the soil.

• plastic bags that get mixed into the soil.

• little rocks that get mixed in the soil.

• lumps of clay that get mixed in the soil.

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