Soil Texture Triangle

What is the name of a soil that is:
30% Sand
10% Silt
60% Clay

• Clay
• Silt loam
• sand
• Sandy loam

What is the name of a soil that is:
85% Sand
10% Silt
5% Clay

• Sand
• Silt loam
• Loamy sand
• Sandy loam

If you have 50% clay, 10% silt, and 40% sand, what type of soil do you have?

• silty clay
• clay loam
• clay
• sand

This is determined by the relative proportions of particle sizes that make up the soil. Names for this include, loam, sandy clay, or other descriptive terms.

• Soil Permeability
• Soil pH
• Soil Profile
• Soil Texture

Using the soil triangle  what is 20 clay, 60 silt, 20 sand? 

• clay
• silt loam
• loam
• sandy loam

Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture? 

• clay
• clay loam
• sandy loam
• silt 

What is made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt is called

• foam
• loam
• soil

The diagram shows types of

• Soil Structure

• Soil colour

• Soil Texture

• Humus content

Soil structure A is

• Crumb/Granular

• Blocky

• Platy

• Loam

Soil structure E is

• Crumb/Granular

• Blocky

• Platy

• Loam