4.7b

When identifying the texture of a soil, you are determining the —

• the type of rock underneath the soil

• the age of the soil

• the size of the grains in the soil

• the crops the soil supports

This soil is ____________

• loam

• silt

• gravel

• clay

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A student is studying the texture of the particles in different types of soil. She is comparing soils with clay, sand, gravel, and silt in order to determine which soil has the largest particles. Which list below has the particles listed correctly in decreasing order?

• Sand, gravel, clay, silt

• Gravel, sand, silt, clay

• Sand, gravel, silt, clay

• Gravel, sand, clay, silt

This soil is _____________

• Silt

• Gravel

• Sand

• Clay

Elementary school students want to build a greenhouse. The principal asks the students what type of soil they need to grow the healthiest plants. The students know they need a soil rich in nutrients in order for the plants to grow well. Which soil will most likely support the healthy growth of plants?

• Red clay that is smooth to the touch

• Dark loam that is moist to the touch

• Tan sand that is loosely held together

• Brown silt that is made of tiny particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What do plants use soil for?

• Plants grow in soil

• plants keep themselves anchored in soil

• Plants recycle nutrients in soil

• plants absorb nutrients from the soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This soil is __________

• loam

• sand

• gravel

• clay

the dropping of sediment in a new location

• Erosion

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment

• Erosion

• Fossilization

• Volcanism

• Weathering

the movement of sediment

• deposition

• weathering

• volcanism

• erosion