3.6 Soil Quiz Review

Has few nutrients and does not hold water well. Grains are larger than silt or clay but still small.

• Clay

• Silt

• Sand

• Rock

• Humus

Made up of very small grains. Its particles are larger than clay and smaller than sand. Holds water fairly well.

• Clay

• Silt

• Sand

• Rock

• Humus

Made up of very small grains. Its particles are larger than clay and smaller than sand. Holds water fairly well.

• Clay

• Silt

• Sand

• Rock

• Humus

Biggest grain size. Does not hold water well.

• Clay

• Silt

• Sand

• Rock

• Humus

______ is the organic matter in soil that adds nutrients to soil. It is made of dead plants and animals.

• Soil

• Nutrients

• Humus

____ is the loose material on Earth's surface in which plant life can grow.

• Soil

• Nutrients

• Humus

_____________ are materials that plants and animals need to live and grow.

• Soil

• Nutrients

• Humus

Soil is made when rocks are _________ over time.

• Watered

• Hardened

• Eroded

• Weathered

All of the following are ways we can conserve soil EXCEPT -

• Mulching

• Planting Trees

• Taking shorter showers

• Composting

All the following are components of soil EXCEPT -

• Water

• Clouds

• Rock

• Air