Soil Properties

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What is the BEST way to test a soil's ability to hold water?

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Pouring water through a funnel of soil and seeing how much water drips out.

Front

What should a student do with extra soil after planting five bean seeds?

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Save it for later experiments.

Front

Many different organisms live in soil. Which of the following is most beneficial to the soil? Ants, Centipedes, Earthworms, Spiders

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Earthworms

Front

Which kind of soil is MOST LIKELY to make puddles of water on its surface? Options: clay, gravel, rocky, sandy

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clay

Front

Why did the students use a total of three funnels when measuring how long it takes 100 mL of water to drain into a beaker?

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To catch mistakes made while measuring.

Front

Which of the following is the BEST description of sand? Options: It is tan. It feels gritty in your fingers., It is reddish brown. It sticks together when wet., It is light brown. It feels like flour. It is a fine powder., It is black. It holds a lot of water. It has many nutrients.

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It is tan. It feels gritty in your fingers.

Front

Which type of soil will most likely stop water from flowing to the deepest roots of plants? Options: Soil 1, Soil 2, Soil 3, Soil 4

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Soil 3

Front

Soil is a mixture of sediments and

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humus

Front

Different soils have different colors and textures because of:

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how much water the soil holds, amount of humus and minerals in the soil, and the size of the soil particles.

Front

A student plants a seed in a pot filled with rocky soil. The plant is watered daily and placed on a windowsill. After three weeks, the plant has barely grown and looks sickly. What is the plant most likely lacking?

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nutrients