Soil Review

True/False: Soil is the same all over the Earth.

• True

• False

True/False: All plants grow well in ALL types of soil.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

True/False: Soil with clay holds too much water so the plants might drown.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Humus is made up of decayed parts of __________________.

• Rocks

• Sticks

• Once living things

• Fossils

What does the color of the soil depend on?

• How old the soil is

• What is in the soil

• How the soil is made

• What animals are living around the soil

What type of soil does NOT retain water and does NOT provide a lot of nutrients?

• Soil with clay

• Soil with humus

• Soil with sand

• Soil with silt

Which layer of soil is under the topsoil?

• Topsoil

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

• Minerals

Which of the following is not a type of soil?

• Clay

• Silt

• Fertilizer

• loam

What does retain water mean?

• To drink

• To hold

• To flood

• To get rid of

Which of the following is NOT a part of soil?

• Humus

• Roots

• Water

• Weathered Rocks