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SOCIAL STUDIES |
Social Studies Chapter 10
TEST ON Wednesday
Study Guide
1. The Olympic Games today are similar to the games held in ancient Greece. Some of the games are the same as those held in the ancient Greek Olympics.
2. Thomas Edison invented a way to get electricity to people’s homes. Thomas Edison invented electric light bulbs that glowed for hours.
3. Roads, Airports, and the Internet connect states and regions in the United States.
4. The U.S. Postal Service helps people send mail and goods to each other.
5. The U.S. Government runs our air traffic control system.
6. American’s shared heritage includes food, language, and holidays.
7. National holidays are important because they help us remember our history, and they are a part of our heritage.
8. Memorial Day is a national holiday that honors people who died for our country during war.
9. Independence Day (4th of July) celebrates the idea of liberty.
10. Harriet Tubman is an American hero who worked to free enslaved people.
11. During the war, President Lincoln worked for freedom by saying that slaves in the South would be freed.
12. Helen Keller believed that education for people who were blind and deaf was important.
You should be able to apply the skill of identifying FACT and OPINION from a list of statements about Social Studies issues.
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Science |
Study Guide for Soils Test in Science
1. Conservation- saving resources by using them carefully
2. Clay-soil that has small grains and holds water easily
3. Resource-material found in nature that living things use
4. Humus-material made up of decayed parts of once-living things
5. Topsoil- Richest layer of soil
6. Loam-Rich soil with a lot of humus
7. Bedrock-layer of solid rock under soil
Facts to learn:
Farmers need soil to grow crops.
Sometimes farmers use strip cropping to save the soil by planting thick grass or clover between rows of other crops.
To keep the water from washing the soil away from the sides of hills, farmers use contour plowing.
Which would turn to soil the fastest?
Compost *****
Gravel
Bedrock
Plastic
Clay is sticky and holds water easily so it is a good material for making pots.
Loam is the best type of soil for growing plants.
Loam is the best type of soil for growing corn.
Farmers use compost by putting it in the soil to add minerals, and they use it for fertilizer.
Water is good for topsoil because it soaks into the soil, and the plants can use it.
Water is bad for topsoil because it can wash the soil away.
Minerals in soil go into the plants. The animals eat the plants. We eat plants and animals. That is how minerals from soil get into our bodies.
Farmers use contour plowing, strip cropping, and conservation to save soil from erosion.
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