Unit 5 Properties of Soil

Which soil takes longer to absorb water?

• gravel

• clay

• sand

• silt

How do you identify the texture of a soil?

• the type of rock under the soil

• the age of the soil

• the size of grains of the soil

• the type of crops that grow in the soil

Desert plants survive in which type of soil?

• sand

• loam

• clay

• gravel

Can trees grow well when there is bedrock underneath the soil?

• yes

• no

Which soil will grow healthy plants?

• red clay

• loam

• sand

• silt

What type of soil grows vegetables well?

• sand

• gravel

• humus

• mixture of all of them

What nonrenewable resource is a solid and is made from ancient trees buried millions of years ago?

• natural gas

• coal

• plants

• water

In science lab the experiment we did with different types of soils, water, filters, and graduated cylinders, we were determining what?

• how much water was being retained by the soil

• the texture of the soil

• the color of the soil

• the mass of the soil

How do you make sure a tree stays a renewable resource?

• cutting down more trees

• building a log cabin

• making a road on the land

• by planting new trees

What type of soil does not absorb the rainwater well?

• clay

• silt

• loam

• sand