Soil Vocabulary

A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)

• Soil

• Sand

• Clay

• Rock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A solid piece of Earth's surface

• Soil

• Sand

• Clay

• Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A component of soil, made by weathering of rocks into tiny grains; has rough and gritty texture

• Soil

• Sand

• Clay

• Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

To rot and break down the remains of plants and animals into smaller parts

• Soil

• Decompose

• Weathering

• Rock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, and ice

• Soil

• Decompose

• Weathering

• Rock

To rot and break down the remains of plants and animals into smaller parts

• Soil

• Decompose

• Weathering

• Rock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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How do plants contribute to the formation of soil?

• die and become part of the air

• die, decompose, and become part of the soil

• cover the soil and shade it from sunlight

• nothing

Which of these does NOT cause weathering?

• water

• wind

• ice

• soil

Which of the following is NOT a component of soil?

• sunlight

• decomposed plants and animals

• sand

• rock

Humus can be described as

• decomposed plants and animals

• soil mixed with salt

• clay and sand

• rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3