Soils

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Soils

• Presented by Melissa Deaton

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Science Objective2.03

• Identify various types
• of
• soil
• Sand---Clay---Humus

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Essential Question

• The learner will be able to identify the
  types of soils

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Vocabulary

• soil
• humus
• sand
• clay
• topsoil
• loam
• resource

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What is soil?

• The layer of bits of rocks and humus found on
  Earths crust

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What is clay soil?

• Soil that has small grains and holds
• water easily

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What is loam?

• A type of topsoil that
• is rich in minerals
• and has lots of
• humus

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What is topsoil?

• The richest layer of soil

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What is sandy soil?

• A type of soil made up of very
• loose grains and does not
• hold water
  
  

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What is resource?

• Material found in nature that living things
  use

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What is humus?

• The decayed remains of dead
• plants and animals in the soil

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Which of these is NOT part of soil?

• a. humus
• b. minerals
• c. water
• d. weathering

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Which of these is a type of soil?

• a. clay
• b. limestone
• c. fertilizer
• d. bedrock

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What kinds of soil make up the earth?

• clay
• loam
• sandy
• topsoil

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What are some ways in which we use soil?
to plant things to play in