Soil Types

Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?

• sand
• silt
• clay
• loam

Organic matter is made of materials that….

• Were once living or are alive

• Were once nonliving

Which of the following is NOT an organic material

• Worms
• Decayed animals
• Rocks
• Decayed plants

To break down or decay living things is called :

• Plant matter

• Weathering

• Decompose

• Trees

Many plants cannot grow in sandy soil. Why is this true?

• Sandy soil does not hold enough water.
• Air cannot pass through sandy soil.
• Roots cannot easily push through sandy soil.
• Sandy soil has too many nutrients.

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Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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Put the soil types in order from smallest particle size to the largest particle size by matching the soil type with its description.

• Silt

• Smallest Particle Size (like dust)

• Clay

• Largest size

• Sand

• Small particle size (like flour)

• Gravel

• Large particle size (like salt)

Match the following descriptions to their soil type.

• retains lots of water, compacts and dries

• Gravel

• retains very little water

• Silt

• larger that clay but smaller than sand

• Sand

• water runs straight through, no nutrients

• Clay

What type of soil is best for growing plants?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

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Material in the soil formed from decaying plants and animals is called​ (a)  

• humus
• gravel
• sand
• topsoil