Water and Soil Review 2024

__ is the breaking down of rocks through physical processes.

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Erosion

True or False: Water plays a role in mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, and erosion.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What makes soil types different?

• Amount of humus

• size of particles

• parent rock

A good all purpose soil (loam) has ____.

• sand, silt, clay, humus

• mostly sand and a little silt

• mostly clay and a little sand and humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

True or False: Adding fertilizer decreases the health of soil.

• true

• false

True or False: Worms make soil healthier.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

Worms make tunnels for air and water, mix the soil, provide nutrients for plants.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Most of the freshwater on the planet is ___

• underground

• trapped as ice

• in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Most of the water on the planet is ___

• salty

• fresh

As temperatures increase, the rate of evaporation ___.

• increases

• decreases

• is not affected

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which cycle does not include the atmosphere?

• phosphorus

• nitrogen

• water

• nutrient