Soil and Weathering Review

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

• Clay

• Sand

• Topsoil

This type of soil is best for plant growth.

• Sand

• Clay

• Loam

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What type of soil is good for providing drainage?

• Sand

• Clay

• Loam

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of soil is good for providing drainage?

• It is messy

• Plants need soil to grow

• Soil is a gas

Soil forms from ___.

• Water

• Rocks

• Plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Weathering and erosion are constantly changing...

• outfits

• the earth's surface

• the shape of the moon and stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process of rocks being broken apart into smaller bits is called...

• formation

• canyons

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plants can break rocks apart with their...

• sweet smells

• growing roots

• fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

As water gets into the cracks of a rock, it freezes and...

• expands as it turns to ice

• melts the rock

• makes the rock flow downstream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Some things that can cause erosion are...

• ice

• water

• wind

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2