5.0 Review- Soils

The MOST desirable soil for non-container outdoor plant production is:

• loam

• clay

• sand

• silt

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which soil particles are the smallest?

• silt

• rocks

• clay

• sand

Which is a characteristic of sandy textured soils?

• High moisture-holding capacity

• High nutrient-holding capacity

• Low moisture-holding capacity

• Small packed together soil particles

Clayey textured soils are characterized by:

• Having low moisture-holding capacity.

• Having large soil particles.

• Being loose and single grain.

• Having high moisture-holding capacity.

What is the texture of soils that have about equal parts of sand, clay, and silt?

• Loamy

• Sandy

• Silty

• Organic matter/ humus

What is the percentage of solid particles in an ideal soil?

• 5

• 25

• 50

• 95

A tool used to secure soil samples is:

• soil jack

• hammer

• Pliers

• Soil auger

A soil test report will give:

• When to plant crops

• New varieties of crops

• Recommendations for fertilizer and crops

• The price of wheat

Most ornamental plants grow best in a soil with a pH that is:

• Slightly acid

• Very acidic

• Neutral

• Slightly alkaline

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A typical soil profile has these three layers in this order starting at the soil surface:

• Topsoil, subsoil and bedrock.

• Topsoil, bedrock and subsoil.

• Subsoil, topsoil and bedrock.

• Bedrock, subsoil and topsoil.