Soil Descriptions
Soil Uses
Particle Size
Weathering
100
What color is clay?
100
What type of soil covers a beach?
100
Which type of soil has the largest particle size?
100
What do you call the movement of weathered rock and soil?
200
What color is sand?
200
What type of soil is used to make pottery?
200
Which type of soil has the smallest particle size?
200
What do you call the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?
300
What is the texture of sand?
300
What is the best type of soil to use when growing fruits and vegetables?
300
Which type of soil has the second smallest particle size?
300
Name something besides wind and water that can cause weathering.
400
What is the texture of silt?
400
List organic material that is found in humus. List inorganic material found in humus.
400
Which type of soil has the second largest particle size?
400
Does erosion happen quickly or slowly? Explain and give an example.
500
What is another property that can be used to describe types of soil? Give an example.
500
What are 3 things that worms do to make soil healthy?
500
Why does soil need water and air?
500
Give examples of erosion.