Soil Make up and Soil Texture Triangle

What is soil?

• Where plants grow

• A loose mineral and organic material on the earth’s surface that serves as a medium for plant growth.

• Dirt

What is soil made up of?

• Sand, Silt and Clay

• Rocks, Dirt and Earthworms

• Twigs, Rocks and Sand

• Rocks, nutrients and minerals

Which is the smallest separate in soil?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

Which soil separate is the largest?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

Which soil separate is known as the medium separate?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

What is this?

• A Pyramid

• Types of Soil

• Soil Texture Triangle

• A Triangle with words

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

• 100%

• 50%

• 40%

• 10%

If silt is 60, Sand is 20 and Clay is 20, what kind of texture does the soil have?

• Silt Loam

• Loam

• Silty Clay Loam

• Silt

If Sand is 70%, Clay is 20% then how much is silt's percentage?

• 10%

• 15%

• 30%

• None of the Above

If sand is 30, silt is 45 and clay is 25, what kind of soil is this sample?

• Loam

• Clay Loam

• Silt Loam

• Sandy Clay Loam