Types of soil

What are the 3 different types of soil?

• Clay, Sand & Gravel

• Clay, Loam & Rocks

• Clay, Loam & Sand

• Clay, Loam & Stone

What type of soil is used in pottery making?

• sand

• clay

• loam

• silt

What type of soil is good for planting?

• clay

• loam

• silt

• sand

What are the 4 layers of the soil?

• sand, silt, loam, clay

• topsoil, subsoil, parent rock & bedrock

• sand, subsoil, parent rock and silt

• sand loam, clay, gravel & stone

In what layer of the soil we can find gravel and boulders?

• bedrock

• silt

• topsoil

• stone

what is the uppermost layer of the soil?

• toppings

• topsoil

• stone

• subsoil

Does sand have a lot of nutrients?

• Yes

• No

Why is soil important to living things? Because it ___________________.

• forms part of the earth where animals live.

• provides the necessary nutrients needed by plants.

• serves as a place where people live.

• all of the above.

Soil is made of ________ parts of non-living organisms.

• decayed

• grains

• combination

This type of soil feels gritty.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus