Soil

This term indicates the relative content of particles of various sizes, such as sand, silt and clay in the soil.

• texture

• type

• pH

• nutrient content

Arrange the following soil types from the smallest particles to the largest.

• Silt

• Sand

• Clay

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

• Clay

• Silt loam

• sand

• Sandy loam

What is this?

• A Pyramid

• Types of Soil

• Soil Texture Triangle

• A Triangle with words

What percentage do all three types of sediment particles have to equal together when using the soil texture triangle?

• 100%

• 50%

• 40%

• 10%

Which of these is a type of soil?

• clay

• limestone

• fertilizer

• bedrock

Which layer of soil is best for growing plants?

• subsoil

• bedrock

• topsoil

When finding the percentage of clay, you would read the textural triangle...

• straight across from left to right starting on the left side of the triangle.

• up towards the left starting from the bottom of the triangle.

• down towards the right starting from the left side of the triangle.

SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED.......

• MATERIALS
• ORGANIC
• HUMUS
• HORIZONS

What is the name of Horizon 1?

• Subsoil 
• Topsoil
• Bedrock 
• Parent Rock