Day 1: Soil

What is loam?

• an even mixture of sand, silt, and clay

• soil made of mostly sand

• soil made of mostly clay

• a mixture of gravel and sand

What does retain mean?

• to hold in

• to let fall out

• to decompose

• to dissolve

something you notice using your five senses

(sight, touch, sound, taste, or smell)

• observation

• humus

• fact

• opinion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

three types of soil are...

• humus, sand, pebbles

• water, humus, grass

• clay, sand, loam

• weathering, erosion, humus

the process of breaking down

• humus

• weathering

• clay

• scientific fact

the type of soil with the largest particles, it does not hold water well, and has a light color

• clay

• sand

• loam

a type of soil that has the smallest particles, holds water well, and is sticky when wet

• clay

• sand

• loam

What is soil?

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

• A component of soil made of small pieces of rock; pebbles; usually has a smooth texture

• To hold inside, as soil does with water

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

Best type of soil for growing plants?

• loam soil
• sandy soil
• clay soil
• rocky soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5