Soil Types

Soil that is a MIXTURE of sand, silt, and clay.

• Loam

• Foam

• Soil

• Topsoil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Soil that is made of very small broken pieces of rock

• Subsoil

• Clay

• Topsoil

• Silt

Materials that plants and animals need to grow are called . . .

• water
• sunlight
• rocks
• nutrients

Tags

NGSS.5-LS1-1

The layer under Humus that provides support and nutrients to plants

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

• Topsoil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Soil with the smallest particles and water has the toughest time going through.

• Clay

• Sand

• Silt

• Soil

The layer of large rocks below the soil, the bottom layer.

• Flinstones

• Rock

• Bedrock

• Clay

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The TOP layer of soil that is made up of broken down pieces of dead plants and animals.

• Clay

• Humor

• Humus

• Subsoil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Soil with the largest particles and is found on the beaches.

• Silt

• Sand

• Rock

• Sedimentary

Material found on the surface of earth consisting of a mixture of rock, sand, clay, dead plants, and animal remains.

• Humus

• Soil

• Silt

• Topsoil

Order the following Soil layers from TOP to BOTTOM

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1