Properties of Soil
What soil is found on beaches?
Sand
What is fresh water?
Water that has little or no salt.
True or False: Water cannot move rocks or soil.
False: Water can move rocks and soil.
How do animals use rocks?
Many animals use rocks for shelter.
What is conservation?
Saving or protecting resources.
What is the layer of soil near the surface?
Topsoil
Name 3 bodies of fresh water.
(Answer can vary: lakes, streams, rivers, puddles, ponds)
What kind of water can carry a rock?
A fast moving stream or river
What is a nutrient?
What is pollution?
Pollution makes water dirty or unsafe.
What soil holds water well and is made of very small particles?
Clay
What makes the water muddy?
Soil particles make the water muddy.
Where do plants get the water they need?
Plants get the water they need from the soil.
What are the four seasons in order?
Spring, Summer, Fall(Autumn) and Winter.
What is each tiny piece of soil called?
What is the clarity of water? (What does clarity mean?)
Clarity is how clear the water looks/ is.
True or False: Rocks and soil can be carried from mountains to the oceans.
True
What living things need water?
All plants and animals need water.
What is weather?
Weather is what the air and sky are like.
What is soil? (Full answer only)
Soil is tiny pieces of rock and bits of dead plants and animals.
What is the difference between a stream and river?
A river is long and wide, a stream is small/short and narrow.
What is something that happens to pieces of rock and soil that a river carries to the ocean?
They can wash onto the shore/land. They can become part of the sand.
Name one thing an animal uses water for.
Stay cool from heat or drinking.
Name one way you can help save water?
Turn off the faucet, take shorter showers, etc