Weathering and Soil

Which combination of materials could be soil?

• Pebbles, sand, and silt
• Sand, silt, and clay
• Gravel, humus, and sand
• Silt, cobbles, and clay

What happens to a rock when it weathers?

• It settles out of water that is carrying it.
• It creates a valley.
• It forms a delta.
• It breaks into small pieces.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Abrasion causes

• physical weathering.
• chemical weathering.
• both chemical and physical weathering.
• Neither chemical or physical weathering.

Freezing causes

• physical weathering.
• chemical weathering.
• both chemical and physical weathering.
• neither chemical or physical weathering.

Tree roots cause

• physical weathering.
• chemical weathering.
• both chemical and physical weathering.
• neither chemical or physical weathering.

Different soils may have different textures.

• True
• False

Different soils may have different abilities to retain water.

• True
• False

Different soils may have different sizes of earth materials.

• True
• False

Different soils may have different amounts of humus.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Different soils may have different kids of earth materials.

• True
• False