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Which soil has the largest particle size?
What is sand
100
Define weathering
What is the breaking down of rock
100
Why is learning about soil important?
Food, air, supplies
100
Which soil is best to grow a cactus?
What is sand
100
Waves hit the side of a cliff and break off a piece of rock. What is happening?
What is weathering
200
Which soil has the smallest particle size?
What is clay
200
The moving of small pieces of sediment to a new place
What is erosion
200
Who taught farmers how to rotate crops?
Who is George Washington Carver
200
A large tree requires a lot of water in order for it to grow, which soil should be used when planting the tree?
What is clay
200
Wind carries sand AND drops the sand off at a new location. What 2 things did the wind cause?
What is erosion and deposition
300
Which soil has medium particle spacing?
What is silt
300
Define deposition
What is the dropping off of sediments (or small rocks) at a new place
300
What did GWC tell farmers to add to soil to replenish it
What are dead plants and leaves
300
If 75 mL of water was poured into a sample of soil and 20 mL dripped into the bottom of the cup, how much water did the soil retain
What is 55mL
300
Rocks traveling down a river is an example of
What is erosion
400
What are the four types of soil we have learned about?
What is sand, silt, clay, and loam
400
Define glacier
What is a large moving body of ice
400
How is the texture of the soil determined?
What is by the size and spacing of the particles
400
If 50mL of water was poured into a soil sample and 5mL dripped out into the bottom of the cup. Would this be the best soil for a cactus?
What is no, it retains too much water
400
How is a delta formed?
What rocks and sediment travel down a river and get deposited.
500
What is loam
What is a mixture of clay silt and sand
500
Define "retain"
What is ...hold,keep
500
What does the darker black soils have in it?
What is organic material
500
What does red soil have in it?
What is iron
500
What are the four forces of nature that cause weathering, erosion, and deposition?
What are water, wind, waves, and ice
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