Soil Review

Weathering makes rock ___.

• stay the same

• smaller

• larger

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A hot, wet climate like the tropics produces ___.

• a thick, lush topsoil

• a thin topsoil

Weathering happens slower in ____ climates.

• cold and dry

• hot and dry

• cold and wet

• hot and wet

What do we find in loam soil?

• OQHEAD

• PLLCT

• AWORM

• LMNOP

Soil is made up of ____.

• air and water

• organic matter

• rock fragments and minerals

• all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The breaking down of dead organisms is ___.

• organic matter

• decomposition

• porosity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How fast water GOES THROUGH soil is ____.

• porosity

• pore space

• permeability

Small holes or space in soil is called ___.

• pores

• porosity

• organic matter

Soil's ability to HOLD water is ___.

• porosity

• permeability

The starting material of soil is called ___.

• biota

• parent rock

• horizon