BEDROCK SUBSOIL TOPSOIL What fraction of the soil equals ½? A.Topsoil B. Subsoil C. Bedrock.

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BEDROCK SUBSOIL TOPSOIL What fraction of the soil equals ½? A.Topsoil B. Subsoil C. Bedrock

BEDROCK SUBSOIL TOPSOIL What fraction of the soil equals ½? A.Topsoil B. Subsoil C. Bedrock

BEDROCK SUBSOIL TOPSOIL Which two soils show ¼? A.Topsoil and Subsoil B. Subsoil and Bedrock C. Bedrock and Topsoil D. All of them

BEDROCK SUBSOIL TOPSOIL What fraction of this soil layer is Subsoil? A. ½ B. ¼ C. 1/3 D. 1/1

ROCKS SAND HUMUS What fraction of this soil layer is sand? A. 1/8 B. ¼ C. 1/3 D. ½ LOAM SAND

ROCKS SAND HUMUS *What fraction of this soil layer is made up of mostly inorganic material? A. 1/8 B. ¼ C. 1/3 D. ½ LOAM SAND

The topsoil is ½ of this soil layer. Shade in the topsoil.

Circle the picture that matches this soil description. I have 1/6 humus, 2/6 clay, and 3/6 sand. humus clay sand

Circle the picture that matches this soil description. I have 2/6 humus, 2/6 clay, and 2/6 sand. humus clay humus clay sand claysand

Circle the picture that matches this soil description. I have 1/6 humus, 4/6 clay, and 1/6 sand. humus clay humus clay humus clay sand clay sand

Farmer Green wanted to plant corn in 2/8 of his field, beans in 4/8 of his field, carrots in 1/8 of his field, and tomatoes in 1/8 of his field. Using the key, color his field to show these fractions. corn = yellowbeans = green carrots = orangetomatoes = red

Farmer Green wanted to plant corn in 1/8 of his field, beans in 3/8 of his field, carrots in 2/8 of his field, and tomatoes in 2/8 of his field. Using the key, color his field to show these fractions. corn = yellowbeans = green carrots = orangetomatoes = red