Soil 3rd Grade

Soil 3rd Grade

3rd Grade

15 Qs

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Soil 3rd Grade

Soil 3rd Grade

Assessment

Quiz

Science

3rd Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-LS1-5

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kendra Hart

Used 277+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Soil is not just made up of small pieces of rock. Soil also has nutrients that are important for plant growth and survival. Where do the nutrients in soil come from?

dead plants and animals decaying into smaller pieces in soil

rocks breaking down in soil

wind and water softening dirt in soil

frozen mud breaking down in soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Soil can be made up of —

weathered rocks and water only

weathered rocks and decomposed plant material only

weathered rocks and decomposed animal material only

weathered rocks and decomposed plant and animal material

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Soil is an important natural resource.  People use soil -

for making clothing

for making jewelry

to grow crops

to burn for heat

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Students placed several rocks in a metal can.  They each shook the can for 15 seconds.  When they removed the lid, the students noticed a rocky soil had started to form.  What process was modeled to create this soil?

melting

evaporation

heating

weathering

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A student placed dead leaves, cut grass, and bits of twigs in a container with a lid.  After a month, she opened the container and noticed soil had started to form.  What process created this soil?

condensation

decomposition

light energy

cooling

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Students are using a hammer to break apart rocks into soil. The students are modeling what process and what safety equipment should they use?

weathering, stopwatch

decomposition, gloves

weathering, goggles

decomposition, hand lens

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A farmer is having a difficult time growing crops because there is not enough nutrients in the soil. What product should he add to increase the nutrients in the soil?

product 1

product 2

product 3

product 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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