Soil permeability: plan (non-statutory) | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these materials are soils made from?

rock ✓

dirt

air ✓

organic materials ✓

water ✓
Soils have different textures, colours and particle sizes. We call these their ...

'properties' ✓
Which of these are the reasons why there are different types of soil?

Different factories make different types of soils.

Different rocks are weathered and eroded to produce different types of soils. ✓

Different man-made materials make up soils.

Soils have different types of sediment and organic material in them. ✓

Different parts of the country have different types of rock in the soil. ✓
Which of these things could a soil scientist use to look more closely at the properties of different soil samples?

ruler

digital microscope ✓

thermometer

hand lens ✓
Match the type of soil to its description.

clay soils

⇔

a heavy texture and small particles ✓

sandy soils

⇔

a lighter texture and larger particles ✓

silty soils

⇔

a fine texture with particles larger than clay but smaller than sand ✓
When handling soils you should always wear ______.

'gloves' ✓

Scientists ask ______ about which type of soil is best for different purposes.

'questions ' ✓
Soil scientists investigate soils so that they can help with which of these things?

help people make their animals better

help farmers grow healthy crops ✓

help engineers reduce flooding ✓

help astronauts fly into space

help conservationists create wetlands ✓
If a soil is permeable, what happens when it rains?

it doesn't let the water flow through it quickly

the water drains away quickly ✓

the soil turns to mud

the rain makes big puddles on the surface of the soil
Water moves very easily through permeable soils and very ______ through soils with low permeability.

'slowly ' ✓
Which two of the choices below would be included in a good plan in a scientist's investigation. The plan will include...

what the answer is to their question.

what they will do. ✓

what the data shows them.

what equipment they will need. ✓

what went wrong in the investigation.
In a comparative test investigation, ______ must be controlled, so that only the one being tested is changed.

'variables' ✓

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Soil scientists ask questions about which type of soil is best for different purposes.
Water moves very easily through permeable soils and very slowly through soils with low permeability.
In a comparative test investigation, variables must be controlled so that only one thing is changed.
Scientists make plans that include what they will do and what equipment they will need.

All soils are the same when it comes to permeability, how wet/dry a soil is depends how much it rains.

By planning a practical activity, pupils will be able to measure and observe how permeable different types of soils are.

Permeable - If a material or substance is permeable it will allow liquids and gases to pass through it.
Plan - A plan is a method that maps out the steps that will be taken during an investigation.
Comparative test - In a comparative test, the thing that is being changed has labels, such as the types of materials.
Variable - A variable is something that can be changed, measured or kept the same in an investigation.