A component of soil made of small pieces of rock, pebbles, and usually has a smooth texture.

To hold inside, as soil does with water

A component of soil made by the weathering of rocks into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty texture.

A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)

The top layer of soil

A sieve is a container with very small holes in the bottom that are all the same size. What would this tool be useful for?

Which soil texture has the greatest ability to support life on this farm?

A soil scientist was examining a sample of soil and trying to determine the kind of rock that weathered to make it. Which rock is most likely the kind of rock that produced that sediments that made the soil sample?

Enlarged images of the particles that make up four soils are shown. Which soil particles have the roughest texture?

Corn crop yields were recorded for four different soils that had different textures, as measured by the average size of soil particles. The soil that had the best production of corn crops had an average soil particle size of -

How should a student conduct an investigation to find the best soil to grow a carrot? The student should place carrot seeds in several containers, all with -