Types of soil 1

This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 

• sand
• clay
• humus
• loam

Which of the following types of soil has the largest particles?

• sand
• silt
• humus
• clay

Which type of soil is best for growing plants?

• sand
• clay
• gravel
• humus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the names of the four types of Soil?

• humus, sand, silt, clay
• humus, sand silt, bark
• sand, silt,clay

What is Humus made up of? 

• decompose
• decayed animal and plant parts
• decayed soil

Sand feels....

• soft
• gritty
• wet

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants and on farms. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.

• loam
• humus
• soil
• dirt

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?

• sand
• silt
• clay
• loam

Decayed organic material turns into dark colored material called __.

• litter
• clay
• humus
• soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry. 

• clay
• silt
• sand
• gravel