Types of Soil

What are the 4 different types of soil?

• Clay, Loam, Sand & Gravel

• Clay, Loam, Sand & Rocks

• Clay, Loam, Sand & Silt

• Clay, Loam, Sand & stone

What type of soil is used in pottery making?

• sand

• clay

• loam

• silt

What type of soil is good for planting?

• clay

• loam

• silt

• sand

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

We went in a river and as we put our feet on the ground of the water, the soil was so coarse. What type of soil did we step on?

• silt

• loam

• clay

• sand

My father is a construction worker, I always see him seiving a type of soil that is mixed with cement. What type of soil do you think it is?

• sand

• loam

• silt

• clay

What are the 4 layers of the soil?

• sand, silt, loam, clay

• topsoil, subsoil, parent rock & bedrock

• sand, subsoil, parent rock and silt

• sand loam, clay, gravel & stone

what do we call the part of the topsoil that is composed of decaying plants and animals?

• human

• soil

• sand

• humus

In what layer of the soil we can find gravel and boulders?

• bedrock

• silt

• topsoil

• stone

what is the uppermost layer of the soil?

• toppings

• topsoil

• stone

• subsoil

what layer of the soil is next to the topsoil and has water and nutrients as well?

• loam

• subsoil

• topsoil

• parent rock