Types of Soil

This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 

• sand
• clay
• humus
• loam

_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants and on farms. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.

• loam
• humus
• soil
• dirt

Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?

• sand
• silt
• clay
• loam

This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry. 

• clay
• silt
• sand
• gravel

It is important for soil to retain water to 

• withstand weathering
• erode more slowly
• help plants to grow
• keep it from being dry

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This type of soil feels gritty.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

This type of soil feels like powder.

• sand

• silt

• clay

• humus

In SAND, the water leaves it slowly.

• True

• False

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CLAY holds water easily.

• True

• False

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Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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