Level 1️⃣ Video #3: Properties of Soil

How many liv ing organisms are in soil?

• More than all the people on earth

• 10 million

• 100,000

Why is soil important to all life?

• Because it is full of living organisms

• Because it supports life by growing plants

• Because it si used for mud pies

What are the five things soil is made up of?

How do we classify soil? (Choose all that apply)

• Color, texture

• Its ability to absorb water

• Size of its particles

• All of the above

What is the difference between dark colored soil and light colored soil?

Which type of soil has the smallest particles?

Gravel and sand 

• retains (or keeps) a lot of water

• retains (or keeps) very little water

Silt contains

• little water 

• some water

Clay contains

• too much water

• very little water

Top soil contains 

• different sizes of particles so that it holds just the right amount of water.

• large particles only