Soils Review

Which sense do you use to learn about texture?

• Touch

• Hear

• Smell

• Sight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which sample makes clacking sound when it is shaken?

• Clay

• Humus

• Sand

Which soil sample is the loudest?

• Clay

• Humus

• Sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Dead plants and animals become a part of what type of soil?

• Clay

• Humus

• Sand

Which sample makes the best ball?

• Clay

• Humus

• Sand

Which sample has no color and does not make a ball?

• Clay

• Humus

• Sand

The smear test tests for...

• the best ball

• How much water soil holds

• The color of soil

Which test do you shake a tube with water and soil in it?

• Settling test

• Smear Test

• Roll a Ball Test

Why is gravel at the bottom?

• It is the heaviest

• It is the lightest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which is the heaviest?

• Sand

• Clay

• Humus