Soil, Reading Simple Solutions 43-45 Review

What is soil?

• the stuff in the air

• A mixture of rocks, air, minerals, water, and humus

• rocks only

• living things

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

The dark brown remains of plants and animals that have decomposed is ______

• hummus

• soil

• humus

• silt

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CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What are the 3 (pick 3!) different types of soil?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

Loam, a mixture of the three soil types, is best for growing plants.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

What does it mean if something is organic?

• it was or is living

• it was or is nonliving

• it is soil

• it doesn't mean anything

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What are the three layers of the soil?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

• clay

What is the top layer of the soil, that contains: humus, air, water, and nutrients?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the second layer of the soil, that contains: clay, small pieces of rock, root systems?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the last layer of the soil, that is the outermost layer of Earth's crust?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Plants, animals , and everything we eat does not depend on healthy soil.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1