Soil Progress Grade #2

The fifth grade students at Craig Elementary School are building a garden. They have been learning about plant needs and know that if plants get too little water, they will die, but too much water is not good for them either. There are three different spots on their school grounds where they can build their garden, each with a different type of soil – loam, sand, and clay. Which location should the fifth grade students use to plant their garden?

• They should plant the garden in the spot with clay because it will retain the least amount of water and will drain slowly.

• They should plant the garden in the spot with loam because it will retain a lot of water and will take a long time to drain.

• They should plant the garden in the spot with loam because it will retain a medium amount of water and drain at a moderate rate.

• They should plant the garden in the spot with sand because it will retain the most water and drain at a moderate rate.

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What causes erosion?

• Wind, Water, Sun

• Animals, Sun and Water

• Sun, Ice and Wind

• Ice, Water and Wind

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Some students noticed little trenches or holes around the outside of their home. What do you think will happen to the trenches over time?

• The trench holes will get larger because the rain water will continue to push the soil out of the trench.

• The trench holes will disappear because rocks and soil will fill up from the bottom layer of the ground.

• The trench holes will get smaller because grass will grow over the area and it will be watered by the rain.

• The trench holes will stay the same because they were made to catch the rain and control flooding.

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The third graders in Mr. Miller’s class were looking at pictures of mountain ranges in the United States. The students observed that the Appalachian Mountains were round and short, while the Rocky Mountains were taller and more jagged. What would cause the mountain ranges to be so different?

• The Appalachian Mountains have had more exposure to erosion from wind and water.

• More people have traveled over the Rocky Mountains than the Appalachian Mountains.

• More animals live in the Appalachian Mountains, so they have been worn down more from the animals walking over them.

• The snow in the Rocky Mountains keeps them from eroding as quickly as the Appalachian Mountains.

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Choose the word that correctly fills in the blank:

"_________ is the process by which materials are carried away from a place by water, wind, or ice."

• Washing

• Erosion

• Change

• Building

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Lily’s family went to the beach over the summer. While there, Lily noticed that the rocks closer to the water’s edge were smooth, and the rocks farther away from the water were rough and jagged. What MOST likely caused the rocks closer to the water to be smooth?

• birds pecking at the rocks

• fish swimming over the rocks

• waves crashing down on the rocks

• people walking over the rocks to get to the water

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What MOST LIKELY caused erosion in this picture?

• wind

• children playing

• sunlight

• people walking

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What is the best type of soil that supports plant growth?

• Clay

• Loam

• Sand

• Silt

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A rock falls from a mountain into a river below. How would the rock most likely look 100 years later?

• It would be smaller and smoother.

• It would be larger and smoother.

• It would be smaller and jagged.

• It would be larger and jagged.

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Use the diagram to answer the question below. Which statement below is correct?

• The particles in sand are closer together than the particles in loam or clay.

• The particles in clay are larger than the particles in sand and loam.

• The particles in loam are large and small.

• The particles in clay are larger than the particles in sand.