Soil and Water

A mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air.

• weathering

• soil

• decomposition

• horizon

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Soil composed of sand, silt, and a small amount of clay; best for most garden plants because it holds plenty of moisture but also drains well so that sufficient air can reach the roots

• soil

• loam

• decomposition

• horizon

The measure of the ability of water to flow through rock and sediment

• permeability

• porosity

• water table

• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Upper limit of the underground region in which the cracks and pores within rocks and sediment are completely filled with water

• wetland

• aquifer

• groundwater

• water table

Texture affects soil by: ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​

• Compaction

• Ease of tillage

• Drainage

• Capasity

• Holding Water

• Nutrition

• Home to Organisms

• Structure

• Silt

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface

• wetland

• groundwater

• freshwater

• aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water

• aquifer

• wetland

• groundwater

• water table

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The measure of rock’s ability to hold water

• permeability

• porosity

• groundwater

• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Put the horizons together, and they form a __________.

• Horizon Profile

• Sediment Profile

• Soil Profile

• Facebook Profile

The ___________ is an underground boundary between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates (soaks) spaces between sediments and cracks in rock. 

• Water Table

• Wet/Dry Boundary

• Watershed

• Non-Permeable Layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4