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How does water stay in the soil?

  1. Is soil made through magic?

2. Does soil have parents?

3. What does the weather do to soil?

4. What's on, and in, the horizon?

5. How does soil help me keep my cool?

6. Do soils come in different colors?

7. How does water stay in the soil?

8. How does air get into the soil?

9. Why do plants like soil?

10. Do roots just help plants?

11. Does soil care about time?

12. Can we keep the soil from washing and blowing away?

13. What is soil conservation?

SK Worm with an umbrella looking at rainwater seeping into soil

When water gets into the soil,

it pours into pores. Pores are spaces in the soil that come in different sizes. The bigger the pore, the more water it holds.



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