Types of Soils

What are the 4 basic types of soil?

• potting soil, clay, dirt, and silt

• talc, humus, potting soil, and clay

• loam, silt, talc, and dirt

• sand, clay, silt, and humus

This type of soil has large AND small grains with lots of humus. It is good for growing plants and crops:

• clay

• loam

• sand

• humus

Becca observed a grain of sand underneath her hand lens. Grain size is:

• the amount of soil

• the size of one individual piece of soil

• the color of soil

• the smell of soil

Caleb took a walk along the beach. He found soil that was light colored, gritty, and had large, jagged grains.

Based on the chart, Caleb's soil probably contained a large amount of:

• clay

• humus

• sand

• not able to be determined

McKenna was gardening in her backyard. As she was digging, she noticed that the soil was red, smooth, and had small grains.

Based on the chart, what kind of soil was in McKenna’s backyard.

• clay

• not able to be determined

• sand

• humus

When growing a garden, it would be best to use __________ as your soil.

• clay

• sand

• loam

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?

• clay
• sand
• loam
• mud

This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 

• sand
• clay
• humus
• loam