Soil Texture Triangle Quiz

Soil composed of 24% clay, 37% silt, and 39% sand falls into which textural class?

Soil composed of 75% sand, 10% silt, and 15% clay falls into which textural class?

Soil composed of 15% sand, 35% silt, and 50% clay falls into which textural class?

The soil triangle is used to determine the soil texture and percentages of sand, silt and clay.

What is the soil texture of a 50% sand, 40% clay, 10% silt soil?

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What is the soil texture of a 30% sand, 50% clay, 20% silt soil?

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The mineral portion of a soil is composed of 23% clay and 55% sand. What is the % that consists of silt?

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Using the soil triangle below state what type of soil has 33% clay, 43% silt and 24% sand.

(do not assume the arrows drawn in red, yellow and blue relate to this soil).