Layers of Soil
What Type of
Soil Am I?
Soil Am I?
Germination
Pop quiz hot shot
Fun Facts
100
Nutrient-rich organic matter made up of dead animals and plants
Humus
100
- I hold onto water very well
- I am not great for growing most plants
- You can grow roses in me
Clay
100
The process of a seed growing into a plant?
What is germination?
100
What do we use soil for?
- Growing food
- Growing plants
100
"Agricola" in Latin means farmer. What word originates from that Latin word?
Agriculture
200
The upper layer of soil that is rich in nutrients. This layer is very important for growing plants.
Topsoil
200
- Water flows right through me
- I am bad for growing plants
Sand
200
This is the outer layer of the seed that protects it from the elements?
What is the Seed Coat?
200
True or False:
Forty-five percent of soil is composed of minerals.
True
200
A healthy pig can run a ______ minute mile?
What is 7 minutes?
300
Layer of soil below the topsoil. This soil is full of minerals and rocks.
Subsoil
300
- I am good for growing plants
- I hold some water, but not too much
Silt
300
This is the part of the seed that forms into the first root?
What is the Radicle?
300
What is this top layer?
- Humus
300
A single dairy cow can produce ______ gallons of milk a day?
What is 6-7?! HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
400
The solid rock below the subsoil.
Bedrock
400
- I am a combination of all of the types of soil
Loam
400
What is the part of the seed that forms into the first shoot?
What is the plumule?
400
What causes soil erosion? Name at least three.
- Weathering
- Wind
- Rain
- Farming
400
On an average day 1 in 8 people will eat this type of food?
What is pizza?
500
No plants can enter this area
Bedrock
500
True or False:
Having some sand in your loam is good for plants?
True
- While sand may not be great for growing plants individually, it is an important part of loam soil
500
What is the fleshy part of the seed that acts as excess nutrients to help plants grow before they can make energy for themselves?
What is the Cotyledon/Endosperm?
500
What does CLORPT stand for?
What is Climate, Organisms, Relief, Parent Material, and Time?
500
On average, one U.S. farmer feeds this many people a year?
What is 183?