Soil Review

What type of soil is shown in the image?

• sand

• clay

• gravel

• loam

Which type of soil is the best for growing plants?

• sand

• loam

• clay

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following soils has the smallest particle size?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• gravel

According to the image, which soil retained the most water?

• clay

• sand

• topsoil

• gravel

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of soil is shown in the image?

• sand

• clay

• loam

• silt

Malaysia shook a bottle filled with water, clay, pebbles, and sand. She put the bottle down. After 3 hours, the bottle looked like the picture below.

What can Malaysia conclude based on what she saw in the bottle?

• The grains of sand are larger than the grains of clay.

• The grains of sand are larger than the pebbles.

• The grains of clay are larger than the grains of sand.

• The grains of clay and grains of sand are of equal size.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of soil is shown in the image?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

If a student wanted to tell if a soil is mostly sand, what could they do to identify the soil and why?

• They could look at the particle size because sand has the smallest particles.

• They could feel the texture because sand is slippery when wet.

• They could add water because sand holds the most water.

• They could add water because it will pass through sand easily.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following soils has the largest particle size?

• sand

• silt

• clay

Leah wants to investigate three different types of soil for their ability to retain water.  She comes up with two different plans.

Which is the BEST plan to investigate the three types of soil for their ability to retain water?

• Plan 1 because you can measure the specific amount of water the soil retained.

• Plan 2 because you can look at the soil and see how much water is in it.

• Plan 1 because you do not need to use colored water.

• Plan 2 because it used colored water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2