4.7A Properties of Soil

A component of soil made of very tiny grains; sticky and soft when wet but turns hard when dry.

• Clay

• Sand

• Topsoil

• Gravel

A component of soil made of small pieces of rock, pebbles, and usually has a smooth texture.

• Clay

• Sand

• Topsoil

• Gravel

To hold inside, as soil does with water

• Gather

• Retain

• Fill

• Measure

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A component of soil made by the weathering of rocks into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty texture.

• Clay

• Sand

• Topsoil

• Gravel

A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)

• Clay

• Sand

• Soil

• Gravel

The top layer of soil

• Clay

• Sand

• Topsoil

• Gravel

A sieve is a container with very small holes in the bottom that are all the same size. What would this tool be useful for?

• Sorting soil by particle size

• Finding the mass of soil

• Growing plants in soil

• Determining soil color.

Which soil texture has the greatest ability to support life on this farm?

• Clay

• Silt

• Sand

• Silt-Sand

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A soil scientist was examining a sample of soil and trying to determine the kind of rock that weathered to make it. Which rock is most likely the kind of rock that produced that sediments that made the soil sample?

• Rock 1

• Rock 2

• Rock 3

• Rock 4

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Enlarged images of the particles that make up four soils are shown. Which soil particles have the roughest texture?

• Soil A

• Soil B

• Soil C

• Soil D