Question 1

What is soil?

Accepted Answer

loose layer of earth that covers the surface of our planet

Answer

how well something retains water

Answer

dirt on my shoe

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the color of the parent rock

Question 2

How does soil get its color?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the parent rock that broke down and other things mixed in  with the soil

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how the soil feels when it is wet

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the mixture of nutrients

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how well the soil holds water

Question 3

What does texture mean?

Accepted Answer

How the soil feels

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the size of one small piece

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the ability to hold water

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the smell of the soil

Question 4

Which item is organic?

Accepted Answer

animals

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rocks

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sticks

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minerals

Question 5

Which item is inorganic

Accepted Answer

rock

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animals

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plants

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humans

Question 6

What is the first step in  how soil is formed?

Accepted Answer

ice cracking pieces of rock

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rocks become very small particles

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broken pieces are weathered more and more

Answer

the particles get mixed in with decomposing plants and animals

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