Soil

What is the most important property of soil?

• color

• texture

• density

• consistency

Texture of soil is most often determined by:

• the color of particles.

• the chemical properties of the particles.

• the size of the particles.

• the density of the particles.

Which soil texture is made of tiny or fine particles (less than .002mm)?

• sand

• silt

• clay

Different soil types are made of:

• different types of organic matter.

• different proportions of soil textures.

• different rocks and minerals.

• the same type of soil textures but different types of organic matter.

Which type of soil is shown in this jar?

• sandy

• clay

• loamy

• silt

What soil type of soil is gritty and most often found at beaches?

• sandy

• clay

• loamy

• silt

What type of soil is made of nearly equal parts of sand, clay and silt?

• clay

• silt

• sandy

• loamy

Which type of soil is shown in the jar?

• loamy

• clay

• silt

• sandy

Which type of soil is shown in the jar?

• clay

• sandy

• loamy

• silt

What type of soil is all over the world and on the red side?

• loamy

• silt

• sandy

• clay