Soil Texture Triangle

What is the name of a soil that is:
30% Sand
10% Silt
60% Clay

• Clay
• Silt loam
• sand
• Sandy loam

What is the name of a soil that is:
85% Sand
10% Silt
5% Clay

• Sand
• Silt loam
• Loamy sand
• Sandy loam

This is found in the topsoil and is made of decaying plants and animals. 

• dirt
• water
• humus
• subsoil

If you have 50% clay, 10% silt, and 40% sand, what type of soil do you have?

• silty clay
• clay loam
• clay
• sand

This is the mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, air, and water.

• Soil Composition
• Soil Permeability
• Soil pH
• Soil Profile

This is determined by the relative proportions of particle sizes that make up the soil. Names for this include, loam, sandy clay, or other descriptive terms.

• Soil Permeability
• Soil pH
• Soil Profile
• Soil Texture

Using the soil triangle  what is 20 clay, 60 silt, 20 sand? 

• clay
• silt loam
• loam
• sandy loam