Soil Components

Soil is formed from

• Dirt

• Rocks and Organic Matter

• Dirt and Rocks

• Dirt and Organic Matter

What are the 5 factors in soil formation?

• Climate

• Organisms

• Landscape

• Parent Material

• Time

What percentage of soil is Minerals

• 5

• 35

• 45

• 25

What percentage of soil is Air

• 45

• 25

• 5

What percentage of soil is Water

• 45

• 5

• 25

What percentage of soil is Organic Matter

• 5

• 45

• 25

• 25

Minerals are made up of

• plant, animal, or microbes that may be new to the soil or fully decomposed

• fills spaces around soil particles (called pores or pore spaces)

• spaces between particles

• made up of rocks and minerals of various sizes (sand, silt, and clay)

Organic Matter is made up of

• plant, animal, or microbes that may be new to the soil or fully decomposed

• fills spaces around soil particles (called pores or pore spaces)

• spaces between particles

• made up of rocks and minerals of various sizes (sand, silt, and clay)

Water is made up of

• plant, animal, or microbes that may be new to the soil or fully decomposed

• fills spaces around soil particles (called pores or pore spaces)

• spaces between particles

• made up of rocks and minerals of various sizes (sand, silt, and clay)

Air is made up of

• plant, animal, or microbes that may be new to the soil or fully decomposed

• fills spaces around soil particles (called pores or pore spaces)

• spaces between particles

• made up of rocks and minerals of various sizes (sand, silt, and clay)