Soil Properties 1
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- Q 1/35Score 0Students in 4A and 4B tested the capacity of a soil to retain water. They poured 200 mL of water through a funnel holding the soil. How many milliliters of water was retained by the soil?2975 mL200 mL50 mL150 mL
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- Q1Students in 4A and 4B tested the capacity of a soil to retain water. They poured 200 mL of water through a funnel holding the soil. How many milliliters of water was retained by the soil?75 mL200 mL50 mL150 mL120s
- Q2A sieve is a container with very small holes in the bottom that are all the same size. What could this tool be useful for?Determining the soil color.Helping soil retain water.Finding the mass of the soil.Sorting soil by particle size.120s
- Q3Students in 4B planted 12 Bean seeds in each of four different soil samples. The students kept all other conditions the same. Grew them for 15 days and recorded results. Which soil sample produced the tallest plant?Soil BSoil CSoil DSoil A120s
- Q4Students in 4B planted 12 Bean seeds in each of four different soil samples. The students kept all other conditions the same. Grew them for 15 days and recorded the results. Which soil sample produced the shortest plant?Soil ASoil CSoil DSoil B120s
- Q5Which property of soil could students determine by rubbing a sample between their fingers?How tall the plant will grow?The color of soilThe process that formed the soilThe texture of soil120s
- Q6Students are placing different soil samples in front of a fan to see which kind of soil is moved most easily by wind. Which safety equipment would be most important during this investigation?glovesFirst Aid kitgogglesfire extinguisher120s
- Q7To hold water means.....retainparticlegrain sizetexture120s
- Q8How a soil sample feelssaltyretainparticle sizetexture120s
- Q9The pieces making up soilretainparticlesofttexture120s
- Q10An observable characteristic of soiltexturehow it was createdphysical propertyparticle120s
- Q11What type of soil has the largest particles?siltclaySandcorn120s
- Q12What are decayed plants and animals that are in soil?mudsilthumusclay120s
- Q13Which type of soil holds the most water?white sandhumusbeach sandclay120s
- Q14Daisy wants to plant a garden. What kind of soil would be best for her flowers to grow?sandclayloam120s
- Q15Which group of words best describe clay?reddish, sticky, smoothgray, rocky, grainyflaky, yellow, roughnot sticky, scratchy, rough120s
