All About Soil 1 Jeopardy Template

Soil Texture	Soil Color	Soil Chemistry	Pore Space	Soil Fertility
100 A property that describes the relative amounts of different-sized particles. What is the term soil texture?	100 Black, red, orange, yellow, gray, and even white. What colors can soil be?	100 By the combination of minerals, sediment, and organic matter found in soil How is the soil pH determined?	100 The space between soil particles. What does pore space describe?	100 How well a soil can support plant growth. What does soil fertility describe?
200 Sand, Silt, Clay. What are soil particles classified as?	200 Iron. What makes soil orange or reddish?	200 How acidic or basic the soil is. What does pH measure?	200 Water, and air What is found in the pore spaces of soil?	200 In areas with moderate rainfall and temperatures. Where are fertile soils found?
300 Sand. What is the largest particle?	300 Colors Soil is usually a mixture of what?	300 Acidic If pH is less than a seven it is what?	300 They have a good drainage system. Soils that are good for growing do what?	300 It has high fertility. Soil with lots of humus and the proper proportions have what type of fertility
400 Sand. Silt particles are smaller than what particle?	400 Munsell System of Color Notation. What system do scientists use to describe soil colors?	400 Peanuts What food thrives when the pH of the soil is between 5.3 and 6.6?	400 About 25 to 60 percent. About what percent of soil is pore space?	400 They can add chemical fertilizer or organic material What can farmers add to the soil to improve its fertility?
500 Clay. What particle is less than 0.002mm?	500 Scientists compare the soil to colored chips to classify soil. How does the Munsell system work?	500 Lime What can you add to make the soil more basic?	500 About 50 percent. The best soils for growing most plants have about how much pore space?	500 They grow crops such as legumes. What do they grow to restore certain crops?

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