Pre-Assess Properties of Soil 4th grade

Which of the following is NOT a property of soil?

• Color

• Texture

• Where it's located

• Ability to retain water

Texture depends on-

• color

• particle size

• plant growth

• the amount of sunlight soil gets

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?

• clay
• sand
• silt
• mud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• sand
• silt
• clay
• humus

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When identifying the texture of a soil, you are determining —

• the type of rock underneath the soil

• the age of the soil

• the size of the grains in the soil

• the crops the soil supports

What is one property of soil that you can use the sense of sight?

• color

• texture

• ability to retain water

• crops it supports

Three soil samples were tested to see how much water each could hold. The same amount of water was added to each funnel of soil. Very few plants would probably grow in the clay because the water would —

• fail to reach the roots of the plants

• become too cloudy

• run through the soil too quickly

• become poisonous to the plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What type of soil is made up of small pieces of rock or pebbles?

• clay

• gravel

• sand

• silt

Which of the following is NOT a component of soil?

• plastic

• water

• humus

• air

Which property of soil can be described with words, "smooth", and "rough"?

• shape

• size

• color

• texture