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Soil Scavenger Hunt
VA SOL 3.7
Print out this page to record your answers.  Use the underlined links to find the answers.

1.  How is soil made?  Scroll down to the section labeled, Three Big Questions.
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2.  What are the components of soil? __________________________________________
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3. What does the word weathering mean? _______________________
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4.  What does the weather do to soil? ______________________________________________________
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5. Name the 3 major layers of soil and one thing you could find in each layer.  Scroll down
to the section labeled Background for Teachers.

Layer - ___________

Layer - ___________


Layer - ___________
 You can find: ________________________

You can find: ________________________


You can find: ________________________

6.  What are the three types of soil?  ____________________________
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7. How does water stay in the soil? _________________________ 
    Which type of soil best retains water?  ____________________
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8. Why do plants like soil? ________________________

9. How do roots help plants?________________________

10.  How many years does it take to make one-inch of soil? ___________ How many years
would it take to make three-inches of soil? ___________

11.  Can we keep the soil from washing and blowing away?

___________ How? ________________________

12. What is soil conservation?

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When you are finished, ask your teacher for a copy of a downloadable book called Sammy Soil.
You may also play one of the Quia games listed below:
Soil Match
Soil Rag to Riches


This hunt was submitted to a NETS*T evaluator as part of my professional NETS*T portfolio.  You can use the links below to return to either my portfolio or my home page.
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