1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt ALL ABOUT SOIL Soil --True and False Compare & Contrast Soil Fast Facts Jeopardy Style

2 What are the three types of soil?

3 Sand, humus, clay

4 What do you call the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth?

5 soil

6 Which of these is not a soil? A.loam B. paper C. clay D. sand

7 B. Paper

8 Of these four items, which is NOT a part of soil? A. Humus B. Air C. Water D. Metal

9 D. Metal

10 Name the top and bottom layers of soil.

11 Topsoil and Bedrock

12 It takes about 50 years for soil to form

13 False

14 Sand is the best type of soil for growing plants

15 False

16 Humus contains dead animal parts

17 True

18 Loam has large and small grains

19 True

20 We need soil to live

21 True

22 Which of these has the largest grains? A. Sand B. Loam C. Clay

23 A. Sand

24 Which of these is best for growing plants? A. Sand B. Loam C. Clay

25 B. Loam

26 Which of these has large and small grains? A. Sand B. Loam C. Clay

27 B. Loam

28 Which of these does not hold water easily? A. Sand B. Loam C. Clay

29 A. Sand

30 Which of these clumps when dry? A. Sand B. Loam C. Clay

31 C. Clay

32 Has the largest grain size

33 Sand

34 Grows plants the best

35 Loam

36 Georgia has lots of this type of soil

37 Clay

38 Has large and small grains

39 Loam

40 Used in making pottery

41 Clay

42 Air, Water, Humus, Weathered Rock

43 What 4 things soil is made of?

44 Decayed plants and animal parts

45 What is humus?

46 These animals roll in soil because they don’t sweat

47 What are pigs?

48 These parts of plants grow in the soil

49 What are roots?

50 Normally this soil is found on the beach

51 What is sand?