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.

humushumus

humus

humushumushumus

humus

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

sand

sandsandsand

sandsandsand

sand

sand

sand

Circle the picture that matches this soil description.

I have 2/6 humus, 2/6 clay, and 2/6 sand.

humushumus

humus

humushumusclay

humus

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

sand

sandsandsand

claysandsand

sand

sand

sand

Circle the picture that matches this soil description.

I have 1/6 humus, 4/6 clay, and 1/6 sand.

humusclay

humus

humushumusclay

humus

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

clay

sandsandsand

sandsandsand

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 = yellow beans = green

carrots = orange tomatoes = 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 = yellow beans = green

carrots = orange tomatoes = red