Soil 3rd Grade

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Science
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3rd Grade
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Kendra Hart
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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
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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