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What am I?
Properties of Soil
Processes that form soil
Classifying Soil
Questions about soil
100
I am made up of decayed parts of once-living organisms (dead plants and animals). I am dark, soft, and crumbly.
What is humus?
100
I am the the way a soil looks?
What is color?
100
The process of rocks breaking down into soil by the effects of weather.
What is weathering?
100
A mixture of water, minerals, weathered rocks, and air.
What is soil?
100
The greatest effect on the ability of soil to hold water
What is the size of soil particles( grain size)?
200
I have very small grains, much smaller than sand or silt. I hold water easily. When I dry, I form hard clumps.
What is clay?
200
I am the way a soil feels.
What is texture?
200
The process of moving sediment by wind and water.
What is erosion?
200
What a soil is made of.
What is content?
200
This thick layer at the top of the soil contains minerals, is rich in humus, and is good for growing plants
What is topsoil?
300
i am the size of the particles in soil.
What is grain size?
300
The process of putting different soil types together .
What is a mixture or combination?
300
How a soil feels
What is texture?
300
Topsoil, potting soil, and loam, are all good for growing plants because they contain this
What is humus?
400
I have grains smaller than sand. i feel like pwder.
What is silt?
400
I am what a soil is made of.
What is content?
400
The result of this process in soil creates humus.
What is decaying plants and animals?
400
The size of the particles of soil
What is grain size?
400
Name three ways soil is used
What is building, growing plants, and homes for animals. (accept reasonable answers)
500
I am a combination soil. I have large and small grains with lots of humus. I am dark and rich for plants.
What is loam?
500
I am a property that is not used to classify soil, but your nose knows what I am.
What is smell?
500
The two main processes that form soil.
What is weathering and erosion?
500
The three properties used to classify soil
What is conten, texture, and grain size?
500
Four types of soil are
What is humus, sand, silt, and clay?