Different Kinds of Soil

Without soil there would be ______ life on Earth.

• a lot more

• about the same

• limited

• unlimited

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Soil is _______ but dirt is not.

• brown

• alive

• small

• cold

_____ means from living things.

• biotic

• abiotic

• symbolic

• soil

_____ is at the bottom of rivers, lakes, ponds, and oceans.

• Mountains

• Clouds

• Soil

• Cement

The first layer of soil is called _____.

• Top dirt

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

• Bedrock

The ______ layer of soil is called bedrock.

• Third

• Second

• Fifth

• Fourth

______ soil tends to be basic. Cactus plants grow best in this soil. This soil contains many minerals, such as calcium and salt.

• Top

• Bottom

• Desert

• Good

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Blueberries and a few types of flowers grow best when the soil pH is _____ or less.

• 55

• 0.55

• 5.5

• 55.5

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

If you walk into a forest you will be walking on _____, this is an important part of soil.

• humus

• human

• forest soil

• bedrock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_____ is a mixture of sand, silt, clay, and humus.

• Loop

• Look

• Loam

• Zoom