Soil Review

What type of soil is shown in the image?

• sand

• clay

• gravel

• loam

Which type of soil is the best for growing plants?

• sand

• loam

• clay

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following soils has the smallest particle size?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• gravel

According to the image, which soil retained the most water?

• clay

• sand

• topsoil

• gravel

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of soil is shown in the image?

• sand

• clay

• loam

• silt

Malaysia shook a bottle filled with water, clay, pebbles, and sand. She put the bottle down. After 3 hours, the bottle looked like the picture below.

What can Malaysia conclude based on what she saw in the bottle?

• The grains of sand are larger than the grains of clay.

• The grains of sand are larger than the pebbles.

• The grains of clay are larger than the grains of sand.

• The grains of clay and grains of sand are of equal size.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Janelle wants to investigate to determine three different soils’ textures based on their particle size.  She says “I only need to use a hand lens to look at them.  Then I will write down what I see.  This will tell me all I need to know about their texture based on their particle size.” Is Janelle correct in her thinking?

• Yes, because a hand lens helps you see particle size and then you will know about the soil's texture.

• No, because in order to determine texture you need to know what the soil feels like.

• Yes, because to see texture you just need to look at the soil closely.

• No, because you do not need to use a hand lens to determine texture.

What type of soil is shown in the image?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

If a student wanted to tell if a soil is mostly sand, what could they do to identify the soil and why?

• They could look at the particle size because sand has the smallest particles.

• They could feel the texture because sand is slippery when wet.

• They could add water because sand holds the most water.

• They could add water because it will pass through sand easily.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following soils has the largest particle size?

• sand

• silt

• clay