SOIL
WHERE DOES SOIL COME FROM?
ROCKS
BOBBY IS SHOWING HIS DAD HOW WIND CAN AFFECT SOIL. HE PLACES A FAN NEAR A PAN FULL OF SAND. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN HE TURNS ON THE FAN?
THE SAND WILL BLOW ACROSS THE PAN.
NAME 3 ATTRIBUTES OF ROCKS
TEXTURE
COLOR
HARDNESS
LUSTER
WHAT MONTH IS MY BIRTHDAY?
July
HOW WOULD A ROCK BREAK UP THE FASTEST?
A. A ROCK WITH FOSSILS
B. A ROCK WITH SMALL CRYSTALS
C. A ROCK STUCK IN BEDROCK
D. A ROCK THAT IS EASY TO SCRATCH
D. A ROCK THAT IS EASY TO SCRATCH
NAME THE 3 TYPES OF SOIL
CLAY, SAND, LOAM
NAME TWO THINGS THAT CAN BREAK APART OR CRACK A ROCK?
PLANTS/ROOTS
MIKE FOUND SOMETHING ON THE GROUND. IT WAS HEAVY AND HAD MANY COLORS. WHEN HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER, IT DIDN'T BREAK. WHAT DID MIKE FIND?
A ROCK
How old is Inga, my dog?
2
IF I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SAW THAT THE GROUND WAS BEGINNING TO LOOK RED, WHAT TYPE OF SOIL WOULD I BE LOOKING AT?
WHICH TYPE OF SOIL IS BEST FOR PLANTING?
LOAM
THOMAS WENT ON VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY. HE SAW MANY CANYONS. HOW DID THESE CANYONS FORM?
A RIVER FLOWING THROUGH OVER MANY YEARS.
THE WAY A ROCK FEELS IS CALLED...
TEXTURE
WHAT COLOR CAR DO I DRIVE?
GRAY
IF I WANTED TO INVESTIGATE THE PARTICLES IN CLAY, WHAT WOULD BE THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS?
A. DO A STREAK TEST
B. ADD WATER
C. USE A MAGNIFYING GLASS
C. USE A MAGNIFYING GLASS
CLAY, SAND, SILT, AND HUMUS MAKE UP WHAT TYPE OF SOIL?
LOAM
THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS IS CALLED...
WEATHERING
ACCORDING TO MOH'S HARDNESS SCALE, WHAT IS THE HARDEST MINERAL?
How many years have I been teaching?
25
IF I WAS COMPARING TWO ROCKS, WHAT ATTRIBUTES COULD I USE TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE THE SAME TYPE OF ROCK?
TEXTURE, COLOR, STREAK, HARDNESS
ANN WANTED TO PLANT SOME FLOWERS FOR HER MOTHER. SHE FOUND SOME SOIL IN THE SHED. IT WAS LIGHT TAN, HAD BIG PARTICLES, AND WHEN SHE POURED WATER OVER IT, THE WATER RAN RIGHT THROUGH THE SOIL. WHAT TYPE OF SOIL DID SHE FIND?
SAND
CAN A MOUNTAIN LAST FOREVER? WHY OR WHY NOT?
NO BECAUSE...
WHY ARE ROCKS FOUND IN RIVERS OFTEN SMOOTH?
WATER FLOWS OVER THE ROCKS AND WEARS AWAY THE ROUGH EDGES.
seafood
NAME THE THREE LAYERS OF SOIL
TOPSOIL
SUBSOIL
BEDROCK