Soil Quiz

What is soil?

• Dirt

• Part of Earth’s surface capable of supporting plant life

• Part of the world that grows things

What can affect the ideal soil make up?

• Compaction, drought, flooding, tilling

• Compaction, drought, flooding

• Drought, compaction, farming methods

What is soil texture?

• The way soil looks as you dig a hole

• The way soil smells

• The portion and arrangement of sand, silt, and clay in a soil.

Clay = 25%, Silt = 40%, Sand = 35%

Clay = 20%, Silt = 60%, Sand = 20%

Clay = 27%, Silt = ?, Sand = 35%

Clay = ?, Silt = 60%, Sand = 15%

Clay = 31%, Silt = 33%, Sand = ?

What are the three main particles that make up soil texture?

• Sand, silt, clay

• Sand, dirt, silt

• Clay, silt, dirt

Which is the smallest particle?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay