Your classmate has written several statements about soil. Some of them are correct, and some of them are incorrect.
7. For each statement, decide whether the information is accurate or inaccurate. If the information is accurate, decide
where the statement should be placed on the infographic. There may be more than one correct statement for a box.
(4 points)
forms very quickly
may take thousands of years to form
not
correct
correct for box A
(composition)
correct for box B
(importance)
correct for box C
(threats)
о
о
acts as a filter to remove contaminants from
groundwater
supports biodiversity and agriculture
O O O
does not support life
made only of rock
made of weathered rock mixed with organic
material
erosion and poor land management
о
O O O O O
о
о
O O O O
0 0
O O O O O O
Accurate:
- may take thousands of years to form (correct for box A)
- acts as a filter to remove contaminants from groundwater (correct for box B)
- supports biodiversity and agriculture (correct for box B)
- made of weathered rock mixed with organic material (correct for box A and B)
Inaccurate:
- forms very quickly (incorrect)
- does not support life (incorrect)
- made only of rock (incorrect)
- erosion and poor land management (incorrect)