Soil

Front

Which type of soil has the lowest rate of permeability?
Options: sand, silt, clay, loam

Back

clay

Front

What is soil made of?

Back

Weathered rocks and minerals, dead plants and animals, air and water.

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Front

Which layer of soil is on the bottom of a soil profile?

Back

bedrock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil? topsoil, undersoil, subsoil, bedrock

Back

undersoil

Front

Humus is ---

Back

the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

Back

humus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the layer of soil just below the topsoil?

Back

subsoil

Front

Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?

Back

topsoil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Front

Horizontal layers of soil are called ---

Back

Soil horizons

Front

The texture of soil depends mainly on ---

Back

the size of the particles in the soil.