Soil

1.     What is a loose layer of the earth?

• Air

• Soil

• Minerals

• Rocks

True or False: Soils have different particle sizes

• True

• False

What is humus?

• A type of earthworm

• A type of rock

• Organic material found in soil

• A type of soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What size are the particles in sand?

• Small

• Medium

• Large

True or False: Sand is great for growing plants

• False

• True

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

True or False: Sand holds a little water

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the three types of soils?

• Clay, rocks, sand

• Rocks, minerals, dirt

• Sand, clay, minerals

• Sand, silt/loam, clay

________ has small sized particles.

• Loam/silt

• Clay

• Sand

Which soil is the best for planting?

• Clay

• Sand

• Loam/silt

Which one holds more water?

• Clay

• Sand