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IMPORTANCE OF SOIL.
The different learning activities focus on what are the important resource
of soil.
Soil is the upper layer of the Earth in which plants grow. It is
plants.
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Direction: Match the Column A to Column B
moist.
4. Poor soil d. means soil that has become poorer and poorer
Clay is finely divided soil. It is an earthly material that is plastic when moist, but
Loam is loose soil of mixed clay sand, and silt. Silt is fine earth or particles of soil
Uses of Soil
Fertile soil is rich soil, since it contains the substances that plants use to grow
healthy and bear fruits. It is productive since its harvests are bountiful.
Pour soil means soil that has become poorer and poorer, or less fertile. This
happens when a farmer plants the same crop on his land every season of planting. The
same crop will absorb the same set of substances from the soil.
Fertilizers
Farmers put fertilizer on soil to replace the substances lost every time farmers
harvest crops.
There are two kinds of fertilizers organic and inorganic.
Organic fertilizers come from the decomposition of plant and animal materials.
Inorganic fertilizers come from minerals. If a person uses too much inorganic
The use of sour or acidic soil is dangerous. Crops do not grow well in acidic soil.
The water in the soil becomes acidic when it rains. Minerals from the soil are dissolved
and washed away. So, people should use the right amount of inorganic fertilizers. Consult
When harmful substances are added to the soil, soil pollution occurs. This soil is
no longer useful to people. Poisonous chemicals must not be used in planting crops.
The rainwater that runs through soil that is polluted may reach the water supply of
a community and cause diseases and illnesses to the people in that area.
Pollutants are the materials that can cause soil pollution. Poisonous chemicals and
If the wastes in hospitals are not property disposed of, rainwater might carry the
microorganisms that cause disease in the water supply of communities. Improper disposal
1. Fallowing. This practices gives the soil a chance to rest. Farmers do not plant crops
continuously. A planting season is skipped by farmers before they plant the next crop.
2. Crop Rotation. This practices is the alternate planting of two different crops year after
year.
3. Planting. Grass or any other plant cover is another way of protecting the soil. In
practicing this, soil is not easily carried away by rainwater and wind. Farmers protect the
Soil is the upper layer of the Earth in which plants grow. It is made up minerals
and humus. Minerals come from rocks. Humus is a mixture of minerals coming
from the decays of animals and plants.
There are three are three kinds of soil sand, clay, and loam.
Sand is loose particles of hard broken rock.
Clay is finely divided soil.
Loam is loose soil of mixed clay, sand, and silt. Silt is fine earth of particles of
soil floating in rivers, ponds, or lakes.
Fertile soil is rich soil since it contains substance that plants use to grow healthy
and bear fruits.
Poor Soil is soil that has became poor and poor, or less and less fertile.
Farmers put fertilizers on soil to replace the substance lost every time they harvest
crops.
Organic fertilizers come from the decomposition of plant and animal materials.
Inorganic fertilizers comes from minerals.
The use of too much inorganic fertilizers makes the soil sour or acidic.
People should use the right amount of fertilizers.
Soil pollution occurs when harmful substances are added to the soil.
Pollutants are the materials that cause soil pollution. Poisonous chemicals and
microorganisms that cause diseases are pollutants.
Improper disposal of wastes pollutes the soil and is harmful to people.
Fallowing is one of he ways to protect the soil wherein farmers do not plant crops
continuously.
Crop rotation is the alternate planting of two different crops year after year.
Planting grasses or any other plant cover is another way to protect the soil
wherein the soil is not easily carried is another way to protect the soil wherein the
oil is not easily carried away by rainwater and wind.
ACTIVITY
2. This practice is the alternate planting of two different crops year after year.
a. Fallowing
b. Crop Rotation
c. Planting
3. Grass or any other plant cover is another way of protecting the soil.
a. Fallowing
b. Crop Rotation
c. Planting
5. It contains substances that plant use to grow healthy and bear fruits
a. Fertile soil
b. Poor soil
c. Loam