Soil Vocabulary

This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 

• sand
• clay
• humus
• loam

Which type of soil is best for growing plants?

• sand
• clay
• gravel
• humus

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Are there minerals in soil?

• Yes
• No

What are the names of the four types of Soil?

• humus, sand, silt, clay
• humus, sand silt, bark
• sand, silt,clay

_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants and on farms. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.

• loam
• humus
• soil
• dirt

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Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?

• sand
• silt
• clay
• loam

Decayed organic material turns into dark colored material called __.

• litter
• clay
• humus
• soil

The top layer of soil is called ________.

• bedrock
• topsoil
• subsoil
• grass

This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry. 

• clay
• silt
• sand
• gravel

Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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