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    This study guide provides questions about soil properties and composition to help students learn. It asks about the smells, colors, and textures of humus, clay and sand. Other questions cover how plants get water and nutrients from soil, how to test which soil type seeds will grow best in, the types of soil composting makes, how earthworms help plants, and what to add to sandy or clay soils to make them better for gardening. The guide also asks about what will happen when sand and clay are layered in water, what can be found in compost piles, what causes compost to heat up, and the soil properties that help plants grow.

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    This study guide provides questions about soil properties and composition to help students learn. It asks about the smells, colors, and textures of humus, clay and sand. Other questions cover how plants get water and nutrients from soil, how to test which soil type seeds will grow best in, the types of soil composting makes, how earthworms help plants, and what to add to sandy or clay soils to make them better for gardening. The guide also asks about what will happen when sand and clay are layered in water, what can be found in compost piles, what causes compost to heat up, and the soil properties that help plants grow.

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    Science: Soil Study Guide: Humus Clay Sand Smell Color Textur e

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    This study guide provides questions about soil properties and composition to help students learn. It asks about the smells, colors, and textures of humus, clay and sand. Other questions cover how plants get water and nutrients from soil, how to test which soil type seeds will grow best in, the types of soil composting makes, how earthworms help plants, and what to add to sandy or clay soils to make them better for gardening. The guide also asks about what will happen when sand and clay are layered in water, what can be found in compost piles, what causes compost to heat up, and the soil properties that help plants grow.

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    Science: Soil Study Guide


    1. What are the properties of Humus, Clay and Sand?

    Humus Clay Sand


    Smell

    Color

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    2. How do you measure how much water sand will hold?
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    3. Where do plants get water and nutrients?


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    4. If you were given watermelon seeds and you wanted to see which
    soil they would grow best in, what could you do?
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    5. What kind of soil does composting make?


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    6. How do earthworms help plants?
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    7. If you have a sandy or clay yard and you want to make a garden,
    what would you add to make it better for your plants?
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    8. If you take a tube with water, sand and clay, what will happen when
    it settles?
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    9. What items and decomposers can you find in a compost pile?
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    10. What causes a compost to heat up and make steam?
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    11. What properties of soil help plants grow?
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