Soil

Soil is composed up of air, water, mineral matter, and organic matter

• True

• False

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Which particle of soil is the smallest?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• Humus

Which soil has the greatest permeability or quickest flow?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which soil has the least permeability or slowest flow?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How much of soil is made up of water and air?

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

• 100 percent

• 5 percent

A mixture of sand, silt, and clay is known as __________ and is best for farming or agriculture

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

What type of soil material is being used for pottery or ceramics?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

The three main layers of soil

• topsoil, midsoil, and bottomsoil

• drysoil, wetsoil, and thicksoil

• topsoil, subsoil, and parent material

• richsoil, parent material, and subsoil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What does it mean by the rate of flow of water or ability to transmit water?

• formation

• permeability

• texture

• composition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What makes up humus?

• breakdown of organic remains

• removal of the topsoil

• weathering of the subsoil

• weathering of the parent material

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3