Soil Vocabulary

The type of soil that drains soil most quickly.

• humus

• loam

• sand

• silt

Living things that need soil for support.

• plants

• bedrock

• compost

• clay

The type of soil that holds water for the longest time.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

The type of soil that has tiny particles of rock bigger than clay but smaller than sand.

• sand

• loam

• clay

• silt

This is weathered by wind and water to make soil.

• humus

• soil

• clay

• bedrock

This provides plants with the water and nutrients they need to survive.

• humus

• soil

• silt

• clay

This is the best kind of soil for plants. It is made of the three soil types.

• humus

• clay

• sand

• loam

Substances in soil that plants need to grow.

• nutrients

• clay

• loam

• sand

Can be made using kitchen scraps and dead plants.

• bedrock

• nutrients

• soil

• compost

Something found in soil that is made of dead plants and animals.

• soil

• humus

• bedrock

• clay