The Dirt on Dirt
Authored by Kelsey Wardwell
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What natural disaster did the Gerat Plains suffer from in the 1930s that affected their soil?
tornado
hurricane
drought
earthquake
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Look back on page 338.
"Soil helps store and move __________ and __________ through the earth".
chemicals
nutrients
water
seeds
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does the text explain as a "necessity"?
rain
living things
water
healthy soil
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Look back at the section called "Horizons of Soil".
What allows water to gradually seep into the earth?
humus
minerals
the layers of the soil
particles of rock
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The text states "These layers allow water to gradually seep into the earth..."
What is a synonym for the word seep?
stick
flow
absorb
dry up
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Look at the images on page 339.
What is the first layer of soil called?
topsoil
subsoil
sustratum
bedrock
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
GRAMMAR CHECK:
Read the sentence below from the text.
"These dust storms devastated the land, sending farmers and their families elsewhere".
Which word is a possessive pronoun?
these
and
their
families
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.10
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