Soil Types

We have learned about 3 types of soil. They are:

• sand, silt and clay

• sand, salt and clay

• sand, silt and bedrock

Soil has different textures. Texture is...

• a type of soil.

• how rough or smooth something is.

The texture of soil depends on the size of the soil's...

• name

• parents

• particles

• place

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which type of soil has the largest particle size?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

Which type of soil has the smallest particle size?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

These are soil particles. Which type of soil is circled?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

These are soil particles. Which type of soil is circled?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

These are soil particles. Which type of soil is circled?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

What do you get when you add sand, silt and clay together?

• load

• low

• foam

• loam

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is loam?

• The BEST type of soil for growing plants.

• The WORST type of soil for growing plants.